Tɔmelãwo

Tɔmelãwo (Eŋlisigbe: fishes)Aziaku, Vincent Erskine. 2016. A Linguistic Analysis of Ewe Animal Names among the Ewe of Ghana. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89645-474-4.

Tɔmelãwo
 No.  Latin ŋkɔ  Eŋlisigbe  Eʋegbe  Notes  Family 82  Acanthurus monroviae  Monrovia Doctorfish  hɛ / he  Descriptive  Acanthuridae 83  Albula vulpes  Bonefish  aminoe  Descriptive  Acanthuridae 84  Carlarius heudelotii  Smooth-Mouth Sea Catfish  kɔkɔtɛ  Adopted  Ariidae/Tachysuridae 85  Balistes punctatus  Blue-Spotted Triggerfish  akpangba  Descriptive  Balistidae 86  Balistes capricus  Grey Triggerfish  akpangba / agbo  Descriptive  Balistidae 87  Canthidermis maculata  Rough Triggerfish  kpangba-dzoɖeke / dayogbla  Descriptive  Balistidae 88  Ablennes hians  Garfish/Flat Needlefish  dayogbla  Designation  Belonidae 89  Scyacium micrurum  Rock Sole/Flounder  asiƒome  Descriptive  Bothidae 90  Bothus podas africanus  African Wide-Eyed Flounder  asiƒome  Descriptive  Bothidae 91  Latilus semifasciatus  Blanquillo/Zebra Tilefish  koliko  Descriptive  Latilidae 92  Alectis alexandrina  Alexandria Pompano/African Threadfish  fɔfɔe / ŋgogba  Descriptive  Carangidae 93  Caranx crysos  Blue Runner  kpetometsiyi  Descriptive  Carangidae 94  Trachurus symmetricus  Jack Mackerel  ƒaƒa / glamata  Descriptive  Carangidae 95  Chloroscombrus chrysurus  Atlantic Bumper  dzodzoe  Descriptive  Carangidae 96  Decapterus punctatus  Round Scad  tsiyivi  Descriptive  Carangidae 97  Decapterus rhonchus  False Scad/Mackerel Scad  tsiyi / bleye  Designation  Carangidae 98  Elagatis bipinnulata  Rainbow Runner/Doctorfish  kpetame / bleɣe  Designation  Carangidae 99  Lichia amia  Leerfish  dogovaɖumi / asiabi  Descriptive  Carangidae 100  Selene dorsalis/Vomer gibbiceps  African Moonfish/African Lookdown  ŋgogba / gbadzɛgbadzɛ  Descriptive  Carangidae 101  Seriola dumerili  Greater Ambeŋack  kpetomefiayi  Descriptive  Carangidae 102  Uraspis cadenati  Cotton-Mouth Jack  kpetomefiayi  Descriptive  Carangidae 103  Trachinotus teraia  Terai Pompano  kobi / kpala  Designation  Carangidae 104  Trachurus trachurus  Atlantic Horse Mackerel  kpala  Designation  Carangidae 105  Rhizoprionodon acutus  Milk Shark  blekponamu  Descriptive  Carcharhinidae 106  Galeocerdo arcticus/cuvieri  Common Tiger Shark  ƒumedadi  Descriptive  Carcharhinidae 107  Prionace glauca  Blue Shark  anatave / toŋkuɖeaʋalame / blekponamu  Descriptive  Carcharhinidae 108  Sardinella aurita  Round Sardinella  ʋetsimu  Descriptive  Clupeidae 109  Sardinella eba  Flat Sardinella  adruku  Designation  Clupeidae 110  Harengula rouxi/Sardinella rouxi  Yellow-Tail Sardinella  deyigokpi  Descriptive  Clupeidae 111  Ilisha africana  Long-Finned Herring  kafla  Descriptive  Clupeidae 112  Ethmalosa dorsalis  Shad/Bonga  eflo / fafasia  Designation  Clupeidae 113  Engraulis encrasicolus  Anchovy  abɔbi  Descriptive  Clupeidae 114  Odaxothrissa ansorgii  Ansorge's Fangtooth Pellonuline  ɣedzoe  Designation  Clupeidae 115  Odaxothrissa mento  Nigerian Fangtooth Pellonuline  deyi  Designation  Clupeidae 116  Coryphaena equiselis  Pompano Dolphinfish/Sailors Dolphinfish  tɔƒlesi / yɔ / fefle / blɔ  Descriptive  Coryphaenidae 117  Coryphaena hippurus  Common Dolphinfish  tɔƒlesi  Descriptive  Coryphaenidae 118  Cynoglossus senegalensis  Senegalese Tongue-Sole  afɔƒome  Descriptive  Cynoglossidae 119  Dactylopterus/Cephalacanthus volitans  Flying Gurnard  adoglo  Descriptive  Dactyloperidae 120  Dasyatis margarita  Daisy Sting Ray  adado / dado  Designation  Dasyatidae 121  Diodon holocanthus  Porcupine Fish/Spiny Puffer  hlɔ̃madze  Culture  Diodontidae 122  Drepane africana  African Sicklefish/Common Spadefish  gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du  Descriptive  Drepanidae 123  Chaetodipterus/Ephippus goreensis  Black Spadefish  gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du  Descriptive  Ephippidae 124  Chaetodipterus lipei  West African Spadefish  kpeŋkpa  Description  Ephippidae 125  Elops lacerta  West African Ladyfish/Ten-Pounders  getsu / aminoe / gbɔnyevi / gbalavi / gbavi  Descriptive  Eeopidae 126  Aetobatus narinari  Spotted Eagle Ray  avoka / ababu  Descriptive  Myliobatidae 127  Myliobatis aquila  Common Eagle Ray  avoka / ababu  Designation  Myliobatidae 128  Fodiator acutus  Sharp-Chin Flying Fish  dzodzodrui  Descriptive  Exocoetidae 129  Ruvettus pretiosus  Oilfish  ʋemaɖui / vemaɖui  Culture  Gempylidae 130  Hemiramphus brasiliensis  Ballyhoo  daɣinuɖeke / daɣidɔɖeke  Descriptive  Hemiramphidae 131  Istiophorus albicans/Histiophorus americanus  Atlantic Sailfish  hatali kofi  Descriptive  Istiophoridae 132  Istiompax indica  Black Marlin  hatali kofi  Descriptive  Istiophoridae 133  Makaira nigricans  Blue Marlin  hatali kofi  Descriptive  Istiophoridae 134  Makaira albidus  White Marlin  hatali kofi  Descriptive  Istiophoridae 135  Bodianus scrofa  Barred Hogfish  ako  Designation  Labridae 136  Coris julis  Rainbow Wrasse  ɖuinaƒonu  Culture  Labridae 137  Xyrichthys novacula  Pearly Razorfish  dzatavi  Descriptive  Labridae 138  Lethrinus atlanticus  Grey Snapper/Atlantic Emperor  shikple  Adopted  Lethrinidae 139  Apsilus fuscus  African Fork-Tail Snapper  egbo  Designation  Lutjanidae 140  Lutjanus fulgens  Golden African Snapper  tɔmeha  Descriptive  Lutjanidae 141  Lutjanus agennes  African Red Snapper  tɔmeha dzea  Descriptive  Lutjanidae 142  Lutjanus goreensis  Gorean Lagoon Snapper  tɔmeha  Descriptive  Lutjanidae 143  Manta birostris  Giant Atlantic Manta  tɔmeʋako  Descriptive  Myliobatidae 144  Mobula tarapacana  Greater Guinean Mobula  tɔmeʋako / akpɔlɔe  Descriptive/Designation  Myliobatidae 145  Mugil cephalus  Flat-Head Grey Mullet  akpɔlɔe (young) / getsu (adult)  Designation  Mugilidae 146  Pseudupeneus prayensis  West African Goatfish  gekoe  Designation  Mullidae 147  Chromis lineata  Lined Chromis  ƒumekpa  Descriptive  Pomacentridae 148  Brachydeuterus auritus  Bigeye Grunt  hawui  Designation  Haemulidae 149  Pomadasys incisus  Roncador/Bastard Grunt  kaatui  Designation  Haemulidae 150  Pomadasys jubelini  Spotted Burro/Sompat Grunt  akplɔtsu  Descriptive  Haemulidae 151  Galeoides decadactylus  Lesser African Threadfin  nukpɔtse / nukpatse / tsukui  Designation  Polynemidae 152  Priacanthus arenatus  Atlantic Bigeye/Glasseye  za kofi  Descriptive  Priacanthidae 153  Pentanemus quinquarius  Royal Threadfin  gefia  Descriptive  Priacanthidae 154  Polydactylus quadrifilis  Giant African Threadfin  sikɔ  Designation  Priacanthidae 155  Psettodes belcheri  Spot-Tail Spiny Turbot/Black Sole  adzemenyi  Designation  Psettodidae 156  Raja miraletus  Brown or Peacock Ray  kpetomedado  Descriptive  Rajidae 157  Raja straeleni  Spotted Skate  asiƒome  Descriptive  Rajidae 158  Rhinobatos rhinobatos  Common Guitarfish  afla  Designation  Rhinobatidae 159  Rhinobatos albomaculatus  White-Spotted Guitarfish  afla  Designation  Rhinobatidae 160  Argyrosomus regius  Meagre  lẽsi  Designation  Sciaenidae 161  Pseudotolithus brachygathus  Law Croaker/Small-Mouth Croaker/Cassavafish  ŋɔtsa  Designation  Sciaenidae 162  Pseudotolithus typus  Cassava Croaker/Long-Neck Croaker  ŋɔtsa  Designation  Sciaenidae 163  Pseudotolithus senegalensis  Cassava Croaker  ŋɔtsa  Designation  Sciaenidae 164  Pteroscion peli  Boe Drum  kpetami  Descriptive  Sciaenidae 165  Umbrina canariensis  Canary Drum  kpetome ŋɔtsa  Descriptive  Sciaenidae 166  Acanthocybium solandri  Wahoo  tɔgbɔdzadu  Descriptive  Scombridae 167  Auxis thazard  Frigate Tuna  kpokpoku  Designation  Scombridae 168  Euthynnus alletteratus  Atlantic Little Tunny/Tuna  kpokpoku  Designation  Scombridae 169  Katsuwonus pelamis  Skipjack Tuna  danla kpokpoku  Descriptive  Scombridae 170  Orcynopsis unicolor  Plain Bonito  adzalu  Designation  Scombridae 171  Sarda sarda  Atlantic Bonito/Belted Bonito  kpokpoku / tɔdu  Descriptive  Scombridae 172  Thunnus albacares/Neothunnus albacares  Yellowfin Tuna  geku  Designation  Scombridae 173  Thunnus obesus  Bigeye Tuna  geku  Designation  Scombridae 174  Scomberomorus tritor  West African Spanish Mackerel  dadzu  Designation  Scombridae 175  Scomber japonicus  Chub Mackerel  ablotsi kpokpokuvi  Descriptive  Scombridae 176  Anthias anthias  Swallow-Tail Sea Perch  sankumadzi  Adopted  Serranidae 177  Cephalopholis taeniops  Blue-Spotted Sea Bass  kɔekɔe  Adopted  Serranidae 178  Epinephelus aeneus  Common White Grouper/Seaperch  logo / afiba  Designation  Serranidae 179  Epinephelus goreensis  Dungat Gorean Grouper  fieyu  Designation  Serranidae 180  Bathysolea lactea  Rock Sole  asiƒome  Descriptive  Serranidae 181  Synaptura cadenati  Guinea Sole  afɔƒome  Descriptive  Serranidae 182  Dicologoglossa hexophthalma  Ocellated Wedge Sole  asiƒome  Descriptive  Serranidae 183  Dentex angolensis  Angolan Dentex  sikasika  Descriptive  Sparidae 184  Dentex canariensis  Canary Dentex/Sea Bream  sikasika  Descriptive  Sparidae 185  Dentex congoensis  Congo Dentex  sikasika  Descriptive  Sparidae 186  Dentex gibbosus/Dentex filosus  Pink Dentex/Sea Bream  tsile  Adopted  Sparidae 187  Pagellus bellotti/Pagellus coupei  Red Pandora  sikasikavi  Descriptive  Sparidae 188  Sparus caeruleostictus/Pagrus ehrenbergi  Blue-Spotted Sea Bream  sikasika  Descriptive  Sparidae 189  Sphyraena sphraena  Barracuda  lidzi / aledzi / lidzitsu / agɔ  Designation  Sphyrmdae 190  Sphyrna zygaena  Smooth Hammer-Headed Shark  anantave  Descriptive  Sphyrmdae 191  Squatina oculata  Smoothback Angel Shark  dodotsu / dzakpata  Designation  Squatinidae 192  Stromateus fiatola  Butterfish  zoʋle  Designation  Stromateidae 193  Lagocephalus laevigatus  Smooth Puffer/Globefish  agede / sakovi  Designation  Tetraodontidae 194  Ephippion guttifer  Prickly Puffer  agede / sakovi  Designation  Tetraodontidae 195  Trichiurus lepturus  Largehead Hairtail  anipaɣe / ŋɔpaye  Adopted  Trichiuridae 196  Trigla lyra  Piper Gumard/Sea Robin  adoglo  Descriptive  Triglidae 197  Lepidotrigla carolae  Carol's Gurnard  adoglo  Descriptive  Triglidae 198  Xiphias gladius  Swordfish  hatali kofi  Descriptive  Xiphiidae 199  Zeus faber  John Dory  ehe  Descriptive  Zeidae 200  Glyphisodon saxatilis  Sergeant Major  ƒumekpa  Descriptive  Pomacentridae 201  Lepidarchus adonis  Jellybean Tetra  asentiwoe  Adopted  Alestidae 202  Alestes baremoze  Silversides  akpɔlɔ / asentiwoe  Designation  Alestidae 203  Alestes dentex  Characin  asɔtiklakpa  Designation  Alestidae 204  Brycinus longipinnis  Longfm Tetra  mɔganutewoe  Designation  Alestidae 205  Brycinus macrolepidotus  True Big-Scale Tetra  dzafafla  Designation  Alestidae 206  Brycinus nurse  Nurse Tetra  atewoe  Designation  Alestidae 207  Hydrocynus brevis  Tiger-Fish  tsinuvuwo  Descriptive  Alestidae 208  Hydrocynus vittatus  Tiger-Fish  avuwo / xatsexatse / xatsaxatsa  Designation  Alestidae 209  Arius gigas  Giant Sea Catfish  kɔkɔtɛ  Adopted  Ariidae 210  Auchenoglanis occidentalis  Giraffe Catfish  kpo  Designation  Claroteidae 211  Awaous lateristriga  West African Freshwater Goby  kemegbe  Designation  Gobiidae 212  Periophthalmus koelreuteria pallas  Mudskipper  atramecjekakpui  Descriptive  Gobiidae 213  Bagrus bajad  Bayad  avadzame blolo  Descriptive  Bagridae 214  Bagrus docmak  Semutundu  yalefo  Adopted  Bagridae 215  Raiamas nigeriensis  Nigeriensis  nɔgbe / fɔfɔe  Designation  Cyprinidae 216  Raiamas senegalensis  Silver Fish  tɔmesakisi  Descriptive  Cyprinidae 217  Labeo coubie  African Carp  gbogbo / agbogbo  Designation  Cyprinidae 218  Barbus bynni occidentalis  Niger Barb  aƒume gbogbo  Descriptive  Cyprinidae 219  Distichodus engycephalus  Perch  gbasra  Designation  Dishchodontidae 220  Distichodus rostratus  Grass-Eater  gbasra  Designation  Dishchodontidae 221  Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus  Bagrid Catfish  tsiko / kpolo / blolo  Designation  Claroteidae 222  Chrysichthys walker  Catfish  yalefo  Adopted  Claroteidae 223  Clarotes laticeps  Widehead Catfish  blolo  Adopted  Claroteidae 224  Clarias agboyiensis  African Sharptooth Catfish  adewu / adeɣe  Designation  Clariidae 225  Clarias anguillaris  Mudfish  adewuɣie  Descriptive  Clariidae 226  Clarias ebriensis  Mudfish  adewudza  Descriptive  Clariidae 227  Clarias gariepinus  North African Catfish  adewuŋɔŋɔe  Descriptive  Clariidae 228  Clarias batrachus  Walking Catfish  adewuyibɔ  Descriptive  Clariidae 229  Ctenopoma kingsleyae  Tailspot Ctenopoma  klefɔe  Designation  Anabantidae 230  Ctenopoma petherici  Spotted Ctenopoma  klefɔe  Designation  Anabantidae 231  Eleotris vittata  Spinycheek Sleeper  assemblyman (aseblima) / okulo  Adopted/Designation  Eleotridae 232  Gymnarchus niloticus  African Knifefish  yɔ  Designation  Gymnarchidae 233  Hepsetus odoe  Kafue Pike  akao  Designation  Hepsetidae 234  Heterobranchus bidorsalis  African Catfish  adewu dza  Descriptive  Clariidae 235  Heterobranchus longifilis  Vundu  wonyi  Designation  Clariidae 236  Heterotis niloticus  Heterotis  ƒa  Descriptive  Arapaimidae 237  Irvineia voltae  Butterfish  agbeho  Designation  Schilbeidae 238  Lates niloticus  Nile Perch  ŋuƒesi  Designation  Latidae 239  Lutjanus dentatus  African Brown Snapper  tɔmeha dza  Descriptive  Lutjanidae 240  Malapterurus electricus  Electric Catfish  ani / dzidzi / tsitsi  Descriptive  Malapteruridae 241  Hippopotamyrus psittacus  Psittacus  ʋakanɛvi  Designation  Mormyridae 242  Hyperopisus bebe bebe  Bebe Bebe  liwoe gokpo  Descriptive  Mormyridae 243  Gnathonemus petersii  Elephant Nose  liwoe nukpui  Descriptive  Mormyridae 244  Mormyrops anguilloides  Cornish Jack  liwoe nɔgbe  Descriptive  Mormyridae 245  Mormyrus hasselquistii  Elephant Snout  liwoe gɔdɔgɔ  Descriptive  Mormyridae 246  Mormyrus macrophthalmus  Mormyrids  liwoe atimeku  Descriptive  Mormyridae 247  Mormyrus rume rume  Mormyrids  aʋakali / liwoe gɔdɔgɔ  Descriptive  Mormyridae 248  Marcusenius abadii  Ray-Finned Fish  liwoe  Designation  Mormyridae 249  Campylomormyrus tamandua  Worm-Jawed Mormyrid  lelovemasadine  Designation  Mormyridae 250  Brycinus imberi  Spot-Tail  dzogladzevui / kpɔlɔtsu  Descriptive/Designation  Atestidae 251  Brycinus leuciscus  Luciscus  simegbogbo  Descriptive  Atestidae 252  Nannaethiops unitaeniatus  Tetra  agbogbokɔnfua  Designation  Distichodontidae 253  Oreochromis macrochir  Longfin Tilapia  akpa kpo  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 254  Oreochromis niloticus niloticus  Nile Tilapia  akpafiatsi  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 255  Hemichromis bimaculatus  Jewelfish  bɔyi  Designation  Distichodontidae 256  Hemichromis fasciatus  Banded Jewelfish  bɔyi  Designation  Distichodontidae 257  Pelmatochromis guentheri  Guenther's Mouthbrooder  akpatsu  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 258  Sarotherodon galilaeus  Mango Tilapia  logo-kpa / akpaɣie  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 259  Sarotherodon melanotheron  Blackchin Tilapia  akpanɔe  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 260  Tilapia busumana  -  akpasila  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 261  Tilapia dageti  -  akpasila  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 262  Tilapia guineensis  Guinean Tilapia  akpasila  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 263  Tilapia mariae  Spotted Tilapia  akpaŋɔye  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 264  Tilapia zillii  Redbelly Tilapia  akpasila  Descriptive  Distichodontidae 265  Schilbe intermedius  Silver Catfish  tasaa  Designation  Schilbeidae 266  Schilbe micropogon  Micropogon  gada  Designation  Schilbeidae 267  Schilbe mystus  African Butter Catfish  tasaa  Designation  Schilbeidae 268  Synodontis clarias  Mandi  adeɣe / adewu  Designation  Mochokidae 269  Synodontis schall  Wahrindi  kpo  Designation  Mochokidae 270  Tetraodon lineatus  Globe Fish  ʋuʋluye / poplowoe  Descriptive  Tetraodontidae 271  Cephalopholis nigri  Niger Hind  srẽ / tɔnɔtsi  Designation  Serranidae 272  Rypticus saponaceus  Greater Soapfish  lẽsi bleɣe  Descriptive  Serranidae 273  Eucinostomus melanopterus  Flagfin Mojarra  edzi  Designation  Gerreidae 274  Monodactylus sebae  Seba Mono  kpɛkplɛmite  Adopted  Monodactylidae 275  Uranoscopus scaber  Stargazer  tsetsegoɣi / kpotokui  Descriptive  Uranoscopidae

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