mbadi,
pl. bambadi (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))
scientific name : Petrodromus tetradactylus
four-toed elephant shrew
Small insect eating mammal. Its mouth ends in a mobile trump,
its ears are relatively big. It is considered as very intelligent
and features in many fables where it plays the role of the wise animal.