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Animals_12jan2026
Animals_12jan2026 (*)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lion | simba |
| elephant | tembo |
| leopard | chui |
| buffalo | nyati/mbogo |
| rhino | kifaru |
| hyena | fisi |
| warthog | ngiri |
| wildebeest | nyumbu |
| vulture | samba |
| meerkat | paka mawe |
| porcupine | nungunungu |
| aardvark/s | m-/wa-hanga |
| antelope | paa |
| animal/s | m-/wa-nyama |
| baboon, ape, gorilla (any monkey) | nyani |
| ndege | birds |
| bushbaby | komba |
| cheetah | duma |
| chimpanzee | sokwe |
| crocodile | mamba |
| giraffe | twiga |
| hippo | kiboko |
| honey badger | nyegere |
| jackal (dog of the forest) | bweha, mbwa wa porini |
| mongoose | nguchiro |
| ostrich | mbuni |
| python | chatu |
| snake | nyoka |
| wild dog | mbwa mwitu |
| zebra | punda milia |
| duck | bata |
| turkey | bata mzinga |
| horse | farasi |
| rooster | jogoo |
| kondoo | sheep |
| lamb | mwanakondoo (biblical), mtoto wa kondoo (casual) |
| chicken | kuku |
| goat | mbuzi |
| kid | mtoto wa mbuzi |
| dog | mbwa |
| cattle/cow | ng'ombe (like si"ng") |
| calf | ndama |
| camel | ngamia |
| pig | nguruwe |
| cat | paka |
| donkey | punda |
| parrot | kasuku |
| dove/pigeon | njiwa |
| mule | baghala |
| guinea fowl | kanga |
| domestic animals | wanyama wa nyumbani |
| pets | wanyama vipenzi |
| which domestic animals do you like? | unapenda wanyama gani wa nyumbani? |
| which animals do you dislike? | wewe hupendi wanyama gani? |
| frog | chura |
| wild cat | paka shume, nunda |
| chameleon | kinyonga, lumbwi |
| tortoise | kobe |
| flamingo | korongo |
| squirrel | kichakuro |
| lizard | mjusi |
| deer | mbawala, paa, kulungu |
| wildcats that can climb trees | simbambarara |
| gorilla | sokwe |
| rabbit, hare | sungura |
| gazelle | swala |
| eagle | tai |
| fox | mbweha |
| mole | fuko |
| bear | dubu |
| rat | panya |
| bat | popo |
| dolphin | pomboo |
| owl | bundi |
| snail | konokono |
| fish | samaki |
| crab | kaa |
| shark | papa |
| sea turtle | kasa |
| octopus | pweza |
| eel | mkunga |
| shrimp, prawn, crayfish | kamba |
| whale | nyangumi |
| mermaid | nguva |
| sardine | dagaa |
| monkey | ngedere, kima, tumbili |
| does this animal have rabies? | je, wanyama hawa huwa na kichaa cha mbwa? |
| does this animal bite? | mnyama huyu anauma? |
| is this animal an endangered species? | mnyama huyu yuko katika spishi hatari? |
| nyumbu | wildlife |
| favorite animals | wanyama pendwa |
| simba dume | male lion |
| simba jike | female lion (lioness) |
| simbambarara | large hyena |
| kichaa cha umbwa | rabies (literally: madness of dogs) |