Get your own Free Homepage The following may be of interest to scouters not familiar with the Jungle Book nomenclature. It is reproduced from the Gilcraft book entitled "Wolf Cubs", my copy is dated 1948. This is a table of accepted pronunciations.
Akela Ah-káy-lah
Bagheera Bar-gheer-ah
Baloo Baa-loo
Bandarlog Búnder-loag
Chil Cheel
Hathi Hár-ty
Kaa Kar
Mowgli Mow(as in "now")-gly
Nag Narg
Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikky-tikky-tay-vy
Shere Khan Share-kharn
Tabaqui Tar-bárk-i
The following (also from the same source) is a list of "Jungle Names for
the Cub Pack".
(i) Names held "Ex Officio"
Akela Cubmaster.
Baloo }
Bagheera } Assistant Cubmasters.
Raksha }
Black Plume }
Brown Tip }
Grey Brother } Sixers.
Red Fang }
Tawny Fur }
WhiteClaw }
Sahi (the Porcupine) Pack Scribe.
White Hood Pack Storekeeper.
(ii) Names Awarded for Prowess in Cub Activities
Ahdeek (the Reindeer) Team Games.
Apukwa (the Bulrush) Weaving.
Blue Smoke Signalling.
Chil (The Kite) Singing.
Crimson Arrow Throwing and catching.
Dahinda (the Bull-frog) Leapfrog, cartwheels, etc.
Ferao (the Scarlet Woodpecker) Woodwork.
Golden Quill Artist.
Hawkeye Observation.
Hiawatha All-round athletics.
Iagoo (the Story-teller) Telling stories.
Jacala (the Crocodile) Acting.
Kaa (the Python) Tree-climbing.
Karela (the Bitter Vine) Knotting.
Keego (the Fish) Swimming.
Keneu (the Great War Eagle) Running.
Kotick (the Seal) Wrestling.
Kwasin (the Strong Man) Boxing.
Limmerskin (the Wren) Message-carrying.
Little Beaver Lair-building.
Mysa (the Wild Buffalo) Good hearing.
Nag (the Cobra) First Aid.
Nushka ("Look!") Guide.
Oonai (the Wolf) Reciting.
Pukeena (the Grasshopper) High Jump.
Scarlet Feather Fire-lighting.
Sea Catch (the Seal) Diving.
Shaw-shaw (the Swallow) Skipping.
Singum (the Lion) Book-carrying.
Rann (the Eagle) Good eyesight.
Tilji-pho (the Lark) Musician.
Toomai Folk-dancing.
Wabeeno (the Magician) Walking the Plank.
Wawbeck (the Rock) Modelling.
White Elk Long Jump.
Won-tolla Hopping.
(iii) Names Awarded by Akela at his Discretion
Hathi (the Elephant) Punctual and regular attendance.
Jeebi (the Ghost) Fattest Cub.
Kim (Little friend of all the world) Helpfulness.
Ko (the Crow) Noisiest Cub.
Mang (the Bat) Obedience.
Mor (the Peacock) Tidiness and cleanliness.
Onaway ("Awake!") Alertness.
Shada (the Pelican) Perseverance.
Rikki-tikki-tavi (the Mongoose) Cheeriness, or Courage.
Mowgli Friend to animals.
Sona (the Himalayan Bear) Good manners.
Suggeema (the Mosquito) Smallest Cub.
Tall Pine Tallest Cub.
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