ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA: Names of Reptiles and other Common Creatures

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REPTILES AND OTHER CROWLING ANIMALS
REPTILES

  1. Ekhaniafu- Chameleon. It was a taboo to kill it.
  2. Ekhere- toad. It was a taboo to intentionally kill a toad.
  3. Ekhere lya namakanda-  african giantfrog 
  4. Ekhutu- tortoises 
  5. Ekwena- crocodile 
  6. Embulu- monitor lizard. Its skin was used to make omutindi drums.
  7. Enenga- frog 
    Enenga
  8. Eng'ala- turtle. 
  9. Esikekhi- tree frog. It is poisonous when ingested by cattle.
    Esikekhi
  10. Esindusa balimi
  11. Esiolo- lizard. Uncircumcised boys were discouraged from killing it.
  12. Epongole- agama lizard
  13. Makasi- scorpion. Also used for giant crabs.
  14. Mukhobe- blind snake 
  15. Namukhokhome- gecko 
  16. Namurwekana- salamander 
  17. Namutungutu- wall gecko
  18. Omwambo- earthworm 
  19. Enjukha- general snake. There are hundreds of snake types based on appearance.
  • Ebaka- python
  • Efulukundu- puff udder 
  • Ekhendu- green snake
  • Ekhirakhima- black cobra.
  • Embirikong'o- cobra species; venomous fanged snake with yellowish patches all around it skin that can expand its neck into a hood
  • Emiramirye- python sebae; rock python
  • Engulukhi- bloomslung 
  • Enjololwa
  • Nandemu- black mamba. Dentrospis polycepsis. The inside of its mouth is black. 
  • Nachweng'e
  • Natwang'i- 
  • Nafuo- spitting cobra 
  • Naluchekhe- vipera aspis
  • Nalukenje- rhinoceros viper
  • Naluende-
  • Muuwu- rattle snake.
  • Yabebe- flying snake

OTHERS COMMON ANIMALS
  1. Amakhenie- tapewarms
  2. Ekhala- crab 
  3. Ekhukhuni- leech
  4. Ekhumuniu- slug 
  5. Ekhomoniu- snail. 
  6. Ekongolio- millipede 
  7. Embubi- spider 
  8. Enguwa- ticks 
  9. Enjukha enjolio- roundworms
  10. Enyanja- centipede. 
  11. Esinanyanja- scorpion



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