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Main Animals in Swahili
Hi Swahili Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn how to write and pronounce the main animals in Swahili.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Parts of the Body, Feelings and Emotions, Idiomatic Expressions & Shopping and Commerce.
swahili | English |
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tumbili | little monkey |
sokwe | chimpanzee |
popo | bat |
kasuku | parrot |
mbuni | ostrich |
korongo | crane |
fisi | hyena |
mbweha | jackal |
simba | lion |
simba jike | lioness |
duma / maduma | cheetah(s) |
chui
chui mweusi |
leopard
panther |
chui wa Asia | tiger |
swala | antelope |
ngamia | camel |
swalapala | impala |
twiga | giraffe |
punda milia | zebra |
tembo, ndovu | elephant |
kifaru / vifaru | rhinoceros / rhinos |
kiboko / viboko | hippopotamus / hippos |
nyati, mbogo | buffalo |
mamba | crocodile |
kangaruu | kangaroo |
mnyama / wanyama - pets[edit | edit source]
swahili | English |
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mbwa | dog |
paka | cat |
panya | rat, mouse |
punda | donkey, (ass) |
farasi [AR] | horse |
maksai | ox |
fahali / mafahali | bull(s) |
ng'ombe
ng'ombe wa maziwa |
cow
dairy/milk cow |
ndama (wa ng'ombe) | calf |
kondoo | sheep |
kondoo dume | ram |
mwanakondoo /
wanakondoo |
lamb(s) |
mbuzi | goat |
mbuzi dume, beberu | Billy goat |
nguruwe | pig |
ngiri, mbango | warthog |
shimo la mnyama | burrow |
sungura | rabbit, hare |
kindi | squirrel |
mbweha (wa Ulaya) | fox |
mbwa-mwitu | wolf |
dubu [AR] | bear |
ndege - bird(s)[edit | edit source]
swahili | English |
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kozi, kipanga | hawk, falcon |
kiota / viota | nest(s) |
tai, kipungu / vipungu | eagle(s) |
bundi / mabundi | owl(s) |
tai mzoga, tumbusi | vulture |
njiwa | dove |
hua | turtledove |
tausi | peafowl, peacock |
jogoo / majogoo | rooster(s) |
kifaranga / vifaranga | chick(s) |
kuku | hen |
sikipi | partridge |
bata/mabata mzinga | turkey(s) |
kanga | guineafowl |
bata/mabata | duck(s) |
bata/mabata bukini | goose / geese |
bata/mabata maji | swan(s) |
mdudu / wadudu - insect(s)[edit | edit source]
swahili | English |
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sisimizi,
siafu, chungu |
ant |
nzige | locust, cricket |
panzi | grasshopper |
mnyoo / minyoo | worm(s) |
inzi / mainzi | fly / flies |
mbung'o | tsetse fly |
kipepeo / vipepeo | butterfly / butterflies |
nyuki
mzinga wa nyuki |
bee
beehive |
mbu | mosquito |
chandarua | mosquito net |
mende | cockroach |
kunguni | bed bugs |
chawa | louse / lice |
kiroboto / viroboto | flea(s) |
kupe | tick(s) |
buibui / mabuibui
utando wa buibui |
spider(s)
spider web |
nge | scorpion |
samaki - fish[edit | edit source]
swahili | English |
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mkizi | flying fish |
surisuri | swordfish |
kibua | tuna |
dagaa | sardine |
papa | shark |
pomboo | dolphin |
nyangumi | whale |
sili
simba-bahari |
seal
eared seal, otary |
taa | skate, ray |
pweas | octopus |
ngisi | squid |
kamba | shrimp, prawn |
kaa | crab |
kambakoche | rock lobster, spiny lobster |
kasa | sea turtle |
kobe / makobe | land turtle(s) |
konokono / makonokono,
koa |
snail(s) |
ruba | leech |
nyoka | snake |
chatu | python |
kinyonga | chameleon |
mjusi / mijusi | lizard(s) |
chura / vyura | frog(s) |
Videos[edit | edit source]
SWAHILI NAMES OF WILD ANIMALS[edit | edit source]
SWAHILI NAMES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Counting and Numbers
- Games
- At Home
- Fruits
- Time
- Nature
- Mammal
- Parts of the Body
- Geography
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Count to 10
- Colors
- Transportation
- Languages Lugha
- City