Romance of language

There are several Namibian pronunciations of animal names that make the animal somehow more majestic or mysterious or just generally 'cooler' than our English pronunciation. Here are some examples:

Olifant: Afrikaans word for elephant. Comes from term used in middle ages
before Afrikaans was developed as a language.

lee'-0-pahrd: instead of our "leh-perhd." You have to imagine someone softly telling a story about a leopard..."Then, I saw the lee-o-pahrd sneaking through the bush!"

boof'-a-loh: instead of our "buhf-a-loh."

rrrrhino: rolling r's in the Afrikaans language makes it really sound like a nasty beast.

orrryx: again, rolling the r's really makes the 'oryx' announcement get your heart pumping when the hunter's assistant calls out that he has spotted one.

li'on: not a change in pronunciation, but how the word is spoken. Pretend you have just spotted a lion under a tree. Use a hushed tone, draw the word out slowly, and say it like Harry Potter characters refer to "he who must not be named."

Oh-ster-ich: instead of "ah-ster-ich"

ay-land: instead of "eee-land" for eland.