Language/Sango/Vocabulary/Animals

ANIMALS in Sängö Language

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➡ In today's lesson we will learn some useful vocabulary related to ANIMALS in Sängö.

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English	Sängö
antelope	bëtä
baboon	bäkoyä
camel	diamäle
cheetah	marä ze
chimpanzee	seko
elephant	doli
giraffe	kôlô
gorilla	kpafira
hippopotamus	konö
hummingbird	sukongö
leopard, panther	ze
lion cub	kêtê bämarä
lion, lioness	bämarä
monkey	makâko
orangutan	kötä makâko
ostrich	mâlegbängä
parakeet, budgerigar	kêtê kûkurû
parrot	kûkurû
rhinoceros	mâsarâgba
tiger, tigress	zen
zebra	vonga

domestic animals / pets

English	Sängö
Billy goat	kôlï-ngäsa
boar	kôlï-gaduru
buffalo	ngbä
bull	kaladi
calf	môlengê tî bâgara
cat	nyâü
cow	wâlï-bâgara
dog, bitch	mbo
donkey	korôrö
ewe	wâlï-taba
fox	gamvara
fox cub	nyïgamvara
goat	wâlï-ngäsa
hedgehog	marä-belü
heifer	maseka-bâgara
horse	mbârâtâ
kid	nyïkôlï-ngäsa
kitten	kêtê nyâü
lamb	nyïtaba
mare	wâlï-mbârâtâ
mole	ngbengê
mouse	deku
ox	bâgara
pig	gaduru, ngûru
piglet	nyïgäduru, nyïngûru
pigsty, pigpen	dagaduru
puppy	nyïmbo
rabbit	ndaramba
ram	kôlï-taba
rat	deku
rat (female)	wâlï-deku
sheep	taba
she-wolf	wâlï-mbo tî ngonda
sow	mamâ tî gaduru
squirrel	badâ
veterinarian	wanganga tî ânyama
wild boar	mbëngë
wolf	mbo tî ngonda
wolf cub	kêtê mbo tî ngonda
young mouse	kêtê deku
young rabbit	kêtê ndaramba
young rat	nyïdeku

ndeke - birds

English	Sängö
chick	nyïkôndo
chicken	kôndo
duckling	nyïbokôo
eagle	ngoalö
falcon, hawk	ngbakpä
guinea fowl	kombâ
hen	täkôndo
henhouse	dakôndo
le hibou, la chouette	sukûlu
magpie	yênzapä
nest	da tî ndeke
nestling, fledg(e)ling	kêtê ndeke
partridge	dödörö
peafowl, peacock	kürüngü
pigeon loft, dovecote	dalibebe
pigeon, dove	libebe
quail	kâya
raven, crow	kpakpö
rooster, (cockerel)	kôlï-kôndo
sparrow	nzêrê
swallow	nzêrerê
turkey	dendöon
turkey poult	kêtê dendöon
turtle dove	kôlökôtö

yätï - insects

English	Sängö
bee	wôtoro
ant	diyän
anthill	dadiyän
beehive	zïngö
beetle	pûsu-purû
bumblebee	vövö
butterfly	pûpûlenge
caterpillar	makongö
cicada	mokërëlö
cockroach	pese
cricket, locust	bindî, bindï
dragonfly	ngadï-ngû
earthworm	mbua
firefly	gëgë
flea	koti
fly	vümä
horse fly	bou
ladybug, (ladybird)	fehö
louse / lice	siri
midge, gnat	kêtê vümä
millipede, centipede	ngöngonö
mosquito	ngungu
mosquito net	gbânda-ngungu
moth	kêtê pûpûlenge
plant louse, (aphid)	kôrodû
scorpion	kpârâköngö
spider	tere
spider web, cobweb	gbândatere
termite	kangi
termite mound	dakangi
wasp	gânda
wasp's nest	dagânda
worm	sënë

susu  - fishes

English	Sängö
chameleon	kolîngo
frog	nzêgê
gecko	gberê
la sardine	serë
l'anaconda	bäö
le boa, le python	kûma
leech	nïkpä
lizard	kadâ
seashell	kakö-mbamba
shell	kakö
slug	porokongonzä
snail	ngölö
snake	ngbö
tadpole	doôn
toad	dâlê
turtle, tortoise	bäkongö
young fish	gügürü

Sources

• http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.php
• https://omniglot.com/
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/

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