Animals

31 phrases · Sesotho with romanization, English and audio

  1. Ntja

    Dog

    Usage

    The word for this animal: dog.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dintja".

  2. Katse

    Cat

    Usage

    The word for this animal: cat.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikatse".

  3. Nonyana

    Bird

    Usage

    The word for this animal: bird.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinonyana".

  4. Pere

    Horse

    Usage

    The word for this animal: horse.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dipere".

  5. Kgomo

    Cow

    Usage

    The word for this animal: cow.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikgomo". The plural "dikgomo" also means cattle in general.

  6. Kolobe

    Pig

    Usage

    The word for this animal: pig.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikolobe".

  7. Kgoho

    Chicken

    Usage

    The word for this animal: chicken.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikgoho".

  8. Pidipidi

    Duck

    Usage

    The word for this animal: duck.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dipidipidi".

  9. Podi

    Goat

    Usage

    The word for this animal: goat.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dipodi".

  10. Nku

    Sheep

    Usage

    The word for this animal: sheep.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinku".

  11. Tlou

    Elephant

    Usage

    The word for this animal: elephant.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "ditlou".

  12. Thuhlo

    Giraffe

    Usage

    The word for this animal: giraffe.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dithuhlo".

  13. Pitsi

    Zebra

    Usage

    The word for this animal: zebra.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dipitsi". Another word, "qwaha", also means zebra.

  14. Tau

    Lion

    Usage

    The word for this animal: lion.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "ditau".

  15. Nkwe

    Leopard

    Usage

    The word for this animal: leopard.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinkwe".

  16. Kubu

    Hippopotamus

    Usage

    The word for this animal: hippopotamus.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikubu".

  17. Tshukudu e ntsho

    Black rhinoceros

    Usage

    The word for this animal: black rhinoceros.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. "Tshukudu" is rhinoceros in general and "e ntsho" means black.

  18. Nare

    Buffalo

    Usage

    The word for this animal: buffalo.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinare".

  19. Tshwene

    Monkey

    Usage

    The word for this animal: monkey.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "ditshwene". The same word "tshwene" also names the baboon.

  20. Noha

    Snake

    Usage

    The word for this animal: snake.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinoha".

  21. Kwena

    Crocodile

    Usage

    The word for this animal: crocodile.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikwena".

  22. Senqanqane

    Frog

    Usage

    The word for this animal: frog.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinqanqane".

  23. Mokgodutswane

    Lizard

    Usage

    The word for this animal: lizard.

    Grammar Note

    Noun.

  24. Mankgane

    Bat

    Usage

    The word for this animal: bat.

    Grammar Note

    Noun.

  25. Monwang

    Mosquito

    Usage

    The word for this animal: mosquito.

    Grammar Note

    Noun.

  26. Bohlwa

    Ant

    Usage

    The word for this animal: ant.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "mahlwa".

  27. Notshi

    Bee

    Usage

    The word for this animal: bee.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dinotshi".

  28. Sekgo

    Spider

    Usage

    The word for this animal: spider.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dikgo".

  29. Phepeng

    Scorpion

    Usage

    The word for this animal: scorpion.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "diphepeng".

  30. Ntsintsi

    Fly

    Usage

    The word for this animal: fly.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dintsintsi".

  31. Serurubele

    Butterfly

    Usage

    The word for this animal: butterfly.

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Plural "dirurubele".

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