Xewo

Xewo (Eŋlisigbe: birds)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.

Xewo
 No.  Latin ŋkɔ  Eŋlisigbe  Eʋegbe  Notes  Family 312  Tachybaptus ruficollis  Little Grebe  tɔmekpakpaxe  Descriptive  Podicipedidae 313  Pelecanus onocrotalus  Great White Pelican  atramegbo  Descriptive  Pelecanidae 314  Botaurus stellaris  Great Bittern  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 315  Ixobrychus minutus  Little Bittern  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 316  Ixobrychus sturmii  Dwarf Bittern  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 317  Tigriornis leucolopha  White-Crested Tiger Heron  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 318  Gorsachius leuconotus  White-Backed Night Heron  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 319  Nycticorax nycticorax  Black-Crowned Night Heron  tegli / hoho  Designation  Ardeidae 320  Ardeola ralloides  Squacco Heron  akpo  Designation  Ardeidae 321  Bubulcus ibis  Cattle Egret  amudzixe / aŋɔyi  Descriptive  Ardeidae 322  Butorides striata  Green-Backed Heron  aŋɔyi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 323  Egretta ardesiaca  Black Heron  aŋɔyi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 324  Egretta gularis  Western Reef Egret  aŋɔyi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 325  Egretta garzetta  Little Egret  tɔsixevi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 326  Egretta intermedia  Intermediate Egret  tɔsixevi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 327  Egretta alba  Great Egret  aŋɔyi / amudzixe  Descriptive  Ardeidae 328  Ardea purpurea  Purple Heron  ankra  Designation  Ardeidae 329  Ardea cinerea  Grey Heron  ankra  Designation  Ardeidae 330  Ardea goliath  Goliath Heron  akpaklo / legle  Designation  Ardeidae 331  Struthio camelus  Ostrich  golo / tsatsaboli  Descriptive  Struthionidae 332  Mycteria ibis  Yellow-Billed Stork  golo / kpaklo  Designation  Ciconiidae 333  Ciconia episcopus  Woolly-Necked Stork  golo / kpaklo  Designation  Ciconiidae 334  Ciconia ciconia  White Stork  golo / kpaklo  Designation  Ciconiidae 335  Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis  Saddle-Billed Stork  golo / kpaklo  Designation  Ciconiidae 336  Leptoptilos crumeniferus  Marabou Stork  golo / kpaklo  Designation  Ciconiidae 337  Cairina moschata  Duck  kpakpaxe  Descriptive  Anatidae 338  Dendrocygna bicolor  Fulvous Whistling Duck  mavividetsi  Culture  Anatidae 339  Dendrocygna viduata  White-Faced Whistling Duck  mavividetsi  Culture  Anatidae 340  Alopochen aegyptiaca  Egyptian Goose  mavividetsi  Culture  Anatidae 341  Tadorna tadorna  Common Shelduck  kpaakpaa / tɔmekoklo  Designation/Descriptive  Anatidae 342  Plectropterus gambensis  Spur-Winged Goose  gbekpakpaxe  Descriptive  Anatidae 343  Pteronetta hartlaubii  Hartlaub's Duck  gbekpakpaxe  Descriptive  Anatidae 344  Sarkidiornis melanotos  Knob-billed Duck  gbekpakpaxe  Descriptive  Anatidae 345  Nettapus auritus  African Pygmy Goose  mavividetsi  Descriptive  Anatidae 346  Anas crecca  Common Teal  mavividetsi  Descriptive  Anatidae 347  Anas capensis  Cape Teal  tɔmekpakpaxe  Descriptive  Anatidae 348  Aythya ferina  Common Pochard  yovitsi  Designation  Anatidae 349  Aviceda cuculoides  African Cuckoo Hawk  kpoku / ayisu  Designation  Accipitridae 350  Elanus caeruleus  Black-Shouldered Kite  kpoku / ayisu  Designation  Accipitridae 351  Milvus migrans  Black Kite  aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 352  Haliaeetus vocifer  African Fish Eagle  yitsui  Designation  Accipitridae 353  Gypohierax angolensis  Palm-Nut Vulture  akanga / glu / pete  Designation  Accipitridae 354  Neophron percnopterus  Egyptian Vulture  akanga / glu  Designation  Accipitridae 355  Necrosyrtereds monachus  Hooded Vulture  akanga / glu / gbetakpɔxe  Designation/Descriptive  Accipitridae 356  Circaetus gallicus  Short-Toed Snake Eagle  akpo / aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 357  Circaetus cinerascens  Western Banded Snake Eagle  akpo / aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 358  Polyboroides typus  African Harrier Hawk  akpo / aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 359  Circus macrourus  Pallid Harrier  akpo / aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 360  Circus aeruginosus  Eurasian Marsh Harrier  akpo / aʋako  Designation  Accipitridae 361  Accipiter tachiro  African Goshawk  antsui / ntsui / adrufe  Designation  Accipitridae 362  Accipiter badius  Shikra  toto  Designation  Accipitridae 363  Accipiter erythropus  Red-Thighed Sparrowhawk  toto  Designation  Accipitridae 364  Urotriorchis macrourus  Long-Tailed Hawk  toto  Designation  Accipitridae 365  Aquila rapax  Tawny Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 366  Aquila wahlbergi  Wahlberg's Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 367  Hieraaetus spilogaster  African Hawk Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 368  Hieraaetus pennatus  Booted Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 369  Hieraaetus ayresii  Ayres's Hawk Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 370  Lophaetus occipitalis  Long-Crested Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 371  Spizaetus africanus  Cassin's Hawk Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 372  Stephanoaetus coronatus  Crowned Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 373  Polemaetus bellicosus  Martial Eagle  aho  Designation  Accipitridae 374  Falco alopex  Fox Kestrel  yitsui  Designation  Falconidae 375  Falco ardosiaceus  Grey Kestrel  yitsui  Designation  Falconidae 376  Falco chicquera  Red-Necked Falcon  yitsui  Designation  Falconidae 377  Falco vespertinus  Red-Footed Falcon  yitsui  Designation  Falconidae 378  Falco cuvierii  African Hobby  kpoku  Designation  Falconidae 379  Falco biarmicus  Lanner Falcon  kpoku  Designation  Falconidae 380  Falco peregrines  Peregrine Falcon  kpoku  Designation  Falconidae 381  Coturnix delegorguei  Harlequin Quail  tegbeti  Descriptive  Phasianidae 382  Ptilopachus petrosus  Stone Partridge  tegbeti  Descriptive  Phasianidae 383  Francolinus lathami  Latham's Forest Francolin  avetegli  Descriptive  Phasianidae 384  Francolinus ahantensis  Ahanta Francolin  avetegli / dedi  Descriptive/Designation  Phasianidae 385  Francolinus bicalcaratus  Double-Spurred Francolin  avetegli / dedi  Descriptive/Designation  Phasianidae 386  Agelastes meleagrides  White-Breasted Guineafowl  gbetsaxe  Descriptive/Designation  Numididae 387  Guttera pucherani  Crested Guineafowl  gbetsaxe  Descriptive  Numididae 388  Numida meleagris  Helmeted Guineafowl  gbetsaxe  Descriptive  Numididae 389  Himantornis haematopus  Nkulengu Rail  agbetim  Descriptive  Rallidae 390  Canirallus oculeus  Grey-Throated Rail  tɔkɔkokuli  Descriptive  Rallidae 391  Crex egregia  African Crake  tɔmekoklo  Descriptive  Rallidae 392  Amaurornis flavirostra  Black Crake  gbekoklo  Descriptive  Rallidae 393  Porphyrio porphyrio  Purple Swamphen  avese / gbatami  Designation  Rallidae 394  Gallinula angulate  Lesser Moorhen  avemexe  Descriptive  Rallidae 395  Sarothrura pulchra  White-Spotted Flufftail  tɔkɔkokuli  Descriptive  Sarothruridae 396  Sarothrura elegans  Buff-Spotted Flufftail  tɔkɔkokuli / tɔmekoklo  Descriptive  Sarothruridae 397  Balearica pavonina  Black Crowned Crane  gbetsahe / gbetsyaxe  Descriptive  Gruidae 398  Podica senegalensis  African Finfoot  doridori  Designation  Heliornithidae 399  Eupodotis melanogaster  Black-Bellied Bustard  akla  Designation  Otididae 400  Actophilornis africanus  African Jacana  agudzixe  Descriptive  Jacanidae 401  Burhinus senegalensis  Senegal Thick-Knee  gbotale / gbaxle  Designation  Burhinidae 402  Cursorius temminckii  Temminck's Courser  aka  Designation  Glareolidae 403  Calidris ferruginea  Curlew Sandpiper  tokontsui / holi  Designation  Scolopacidae 404  Gallinago gallinago  Common Snipe  vanga  Designation  Scolopacidae 405  Gallinago media  Great Snipe  agudzixe  Descriptive  Scolopacidae 406  Limnodromus griseus  Short-Billed Dowitcher  vanga  Designation  Scolopacidae 407  Numenius arquata  Eurasian Curlew  holi / vanga  Designation  Scolopacidae 408  Tringa erythropus  Spotted Redshank  gbanyi  Designation  Scolopacidae 409  Tringa tetanus  Common Redshank  tagbaxevi  Descriptive  Scolopacidae 410  Actitis hypoleucos  Common Sandpiper  kodogoli  Descriptive  Scolopacidae 411  Phalaropus fulicarius  Red Phalarope  tsotso  Descriptive  Scolopacidae 412  Gelochelidon nilotica  Gull-Billed Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 413  Sterna caspia  Caspian Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 414  Sterna maxima  Royal Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 415  Sterna bengalensis  Lesser Crested Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 416  Sterna sandvicensis  Sandwich Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 417  Sterna dougallii  Roseate Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 418  Sterna hirundo  Common Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 419  Sterna paradisaea  Arctic Tern  gbagblaxetsu  Descriptive  Sternidae 420  Sterna anaethetus  Bridled Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 421  Sterna fuscata  Sooty Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 422  Sterna balaenarum  Damara Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 423  Sterna albifrons  Little Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 424  Chlidonias hybrid  Whiskered Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 425  Chlidonias niger  Black Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 426  Chlidonias leucopterus  White-Winged Tern  tsale  Designation  Sternidae 427  Treron calvus  African Green Pigeon  toto  Designation  Columbidae 428  Treron waalia  Bmce's Green Pigeon  toto  Designation  Columbidae 429  Turtur tympanistria  Tambourine Dove  volui  Designation  Columbidae 430  Turtur afer  Blue-Spotted Wood Dove  volui  Designation  Columbidae 431  Turtur abyssinicus  Black-Billed Wood Dove  volui  Designation  Columbidae 432  Oena capensis  Namaqua Dove  volui  Designation  Columbidae 433  Columba iriditorques  Western Bronze-Naped Pigeon  volui  Designation  Columbidae 434  Streptopelia semitorquata  Red-Eyed Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 435  Streptopelia decipiens  African Mourning Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 436  Streptopelia vinacea  Vinaceous Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 437  Streptopelia roseogrisea  African Collared Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 438  Streptopelia turtur  European Turtle Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 439  Streptopelia senegalensis  Laughing Dove  kpakpa  Designation  Columbidae 440  Psittacus erithacus  Grey Parrot  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 441  Poicephalus robustus  Brown-Necked Parrot  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 442  Poicephalus gulielmi  Red-Fronted Parrot  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 443  Poicephalus senegalus  Senegal Parrot  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 444  Agapornis pullarius  Red-Headed Lovebird  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 445  Agapornis swindernianus  Black-Collared Lovebird  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 446  Psittacula krameri  Rose-Ringed Parakeet  akoo  Designation  Psittacidae 447  Corythaeola cristata  Great Blue Turaco  atsrima  Designation  Musophagidae 448  Tauraco persa  Green Turaco  avese  Designation  Musophagidae 449  Tauraco macrorhynchus  Yellow-Billed Turaco  avese  Designation  Musophagidae 450  Crinifer piscator  Western Grey Plantain-Eater  agodigo / dzogbetsri ma  Descriptive  Musophagidae 451  Oxylophus levaillantii  Levaillant's Cuckoo  tɔlem  Descriptive  Cuculidae 452  Cuculus solitaries  Red-Chested Cuckoo  tɔlem  Descriptive  Cuculidae 453  Chrysococcyx cupreus  African Emerald Cuckoo  tsɔyiatsuƒe  Culture  Cuculidae 454  Chrysococcyx klaas  Klaas's Cuckoo  twentwere / ayiɖɔe  Designation/Descriptive  Cuculidae 455  Chrysococcyx caprius  Didric Cuckoo  agblendindi  Descriptive  Cuculidae 456  Centropus senegalensis  Senegal Coucal  dzrikuku / dzinetutu / wlukuku / adzeyitutu / dzetutu  Descriptive  Cuculidae 457  Centropus monachus  Blue-Headed Coucal  dzrikuku / dzinetutu / wlukuku / adzeyitutu / dzetutu  Descriptive  Cuculidae 458  Tyto alba  Bam Owl  adzexe  Culture  Tytonidae 459  Otus icterorhynchus  Sandy Scops Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 460  Otus senegalensis  African Scops Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 461  Bubo poensis  Fraser's Eagle Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 462  Bubo shelleyi  Shelley's Eagle Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 463  Bubo lacteus  Verreaux's Eagle Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 464  Bubo leucostictus  Akun Eagle Owl  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 465  Scotopelia peli  Pel's Fishing Owl  favievuto  Designation  Strigidae 466  Glaucidium tephronotum  Red-Chested Owlet  adzexe  Culture  Strigidae 467  Strix woodfordii  African Wood Owl  hɔdemeku / xedoameku  Culture  Strigidae 468  Veles/Caprimulgus binotatus  Brown Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 469  Caprimulgus natalensis  Swamp Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 470  Caprimulgus climacurus  Long-Tailed Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 471  Caprimulgus nigriscapularis  Black-Shouldered Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 472  Caprimulgus inornatus  Plain Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 473  Caprimulgus tristigma  Freckled Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 474  Caprimulgus ruficollis  Red-Necked Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 475  Caprimulgus europaeus  European Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 476  Macrodipteryx longipennis  Standard-Winged Nightjar  aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe  Descriptive  Caprimulgidae 477  Rhaphidura sabini  Sabine's Spinetail  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 478  Telacanthura melanopygia  Black Spinetail  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 479  Telacanthura ussheri  Mottled Spinetail  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 480  Neafrapus cassini  Cassin's Spinetail  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 481  Cypsiurus parvus  African Palm Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 482  Apus pallidus  Pallid Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 483  Apus apus  Common Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 484  Apus caffer  White-Rumped Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 485  Apus affinis  Little Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 486  Tachymarptis aequatorialis  Mottled Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 487  Tachymarptis melba  Alpine Swift  sagbadre  Descriptive  Apodidae 488  Halcyon malimbica  Blue-Breasted Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 489  Halcyon senegalensis  Woodland Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 490  Ceyx lecontei  African Dwarf Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 491  Alcedo leucogaster  White-Bcllied Kingfisher  agbotimexevi / milɔ  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 492  Alcedo quadribrachys  Shining-Blue Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 493  Megaceryle maxima  Giant Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 494  Ceryle rudis  Pied Kingfisher  agbotimexevi  Descriptive  Alcedinidae 495  Phoeniculus purpureus  Green Wood-Hoopoe  aditsi / deduxe  Descriptive  Phoeniculidae 496  Tropicranus albocristatus  White-Crested Hornbill  fieyomexe  Descriptive  Bucerotidae 497  Tockus hartlaubi  Black Dwarf Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 498  Tockus camurus  Red-Billed Dwarf Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 499  Tockus erythrorhynchus  Red-Billed Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 500  Tockus fasciatus  African Pied Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 501  Tockus nasutus  African Grey Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 502  Bycanistes fistulator  Piping Hornbill  akyankpoli  Designation  Bucerotidae 503  Bycanistes subcylindricus  Black-and-White-Casqued Hornbill  ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti  Descriptive  Bucerotidae 504  Bycanistes cylindricus  Brown-Cheeked Hornbill  ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti  Descriptive  Bucerotidae 505  Ceratogymna atrata  Black-Casqued Hornbill  ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti  Descriptive  Bucerotidae 506  Ceratogymna elata  Yellow-Casqued Hornbill  ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti  Descriptive  Bucerotidae 507  Gymnobucco peli  Bristle-Nosed Barbet  kpei  Designation  Lybiidae 508  Gymnobucco calvus  Naked-Faced Barbet  kpei  Designation  Lybiidae 509  Pogoniulus scolopaceus  Speckled Tinkerbird  kotokro  Designation  Lybiidae 510  Pogoniulus subsulphureus  Yellow-Throated Tinkerbird  gbede  Descriptive  Lybiidae 511  Pogoniulus bilineatus  Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbird  gbede  Descriptive  Lybiidae 512  Lybius bidentatus  Double-Toothed Barbet  egutadze  Designation  Lybiidae 513  Lybius dubius  Bearded Barbet  egutadze  Designation  Lybiidae 514  Trachylaemus purpuratus  Yellow-Billed Barbet  egutadze  Designation  Lybiidae 515  Vidua macroura  Pin-Tailed Whydah  blemakɔtɔtsi  Descriptive  Viduidae 516  Bubulcus ibis  Cattle Egret  totaxe / totamexe / nyiyomexe  Descriptive  Ardeidae/Egretta 517  Camaroptera brevicaudata  Grey-Backed Camaroptera  bleamedegbe / kplɔamedegbe  Descriptive  Cisticolidae 518  Ploceus vitellinus  Vitelline Masked-Weaver  asɔsɔ  Descriptive  Ploceidae 519  Upupa africana  African Hoopoe  ŋɔlixevi  Culture  Upupidae 520  Pycnonotus bulbul  Black-Eyed Bulbul  klɔbɔe / akrɔbɔe  Designation  Pycnonotidae 521  Anthrepte rectirostris  Green-Chinned Sunbird  etsui / tsintsin  Designation  Nectariniidae 522  Campethera abingoni  Golden-Tailed Woodpecker  tɔatitɔati / lɔatilɔati  Descriptive  Picidae 523  Phylloscopus sibilatrix  Wood Warbler  avemekɔlɔ  Descriptive  Phylloscopidae 524  Acrocephalus baeticatus  African Reed Warbler  degbɔgbɔe  Descriptive  Acrocephalidae

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