Ntja
Dog
Usage
The word for this animal: dog.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dintja".
Katse
Cat
Usage
The word for this animal: cat.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikatse".
Nonyana
Bird
Usage
The word for this animal: bird.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinonyana".
Pere
Horse
Usage
The word for this animal: horse.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dipere".
Kgomo
Cow
Usage
The word for this animal: cow.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikgomo". The plural "dikgomo" also means cattle in general.
Kolobe
Pig
Usage
The word for this animal: pig.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikolobe".
Kgoho
Chicken
Usage
The word for this animal: chicken.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikgoho".
Pidipidi
Duck
Usage
The word for this animal: duck.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dipidipidi".
Podi
Goat
Usage
The word for this animal: goat.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dipodi".
Nku
Sheep
Usage
The word for this animal: sheep.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinku".
Tlou
Elephant
Usage
The word for this animal: elephant.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "ditlou".
Thuhlo
Giraffe
Usage
The word for this animal: giraffe.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dithuhlo".
Pitsi
Zebra
Usage
The word for this animal: zebra.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dipitsi". Another word, "qwaha", also means zebra.
Tau
Lion
Usage
The word for this animal: lion.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "ditau".
Nkwe
Leopard
Usage
The word for this animal: leopard.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinkwe".
Kubu
Hippopotamus
Usage
The word for this animal: hippopotamus.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikubu".
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.
Nare
Buffalo
Usage
The word for this animal: buffalo.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinare".
Tshwene
Monkey
Usage
The word for this animal: monkey.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "ditshwene". The same word "tshwene" also names the baboon.
Noha
Snake
Usage
The word for this animal: snake.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinoha".
Kwena
Crocodile
Usage
The word for this animal: crocodile.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikwena".
Senqanqane
Frog
Usage
The word for this animal: frog.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinqanqane".
Mokgodutswane
Lizard
Usage
The word for this animal: lizard.
Grammar Note
Noun.
Mankgane
Bat
Usage
The word for this animal: bat.
Grammar Note
Noun.
Monwang
Mosquito
Usage
The word for this animal: mosquito.
Grammar Note
Noun.
Bohlwa
Ant
Usage
The word for this animal: ant.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "mahlwa".
Notshi
Bee
Usage
The word for this animal: bee.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dinotshi".
Sekgo
Spider
Usage
The word for this animal: spider.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dikgo".
Phepeng
Scorpion
Usage
The word for this animal: scorpion.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "diphepeng".
Ntsintsi
Fly
Usage
The word for this animal: fly.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dintsintsi".
Serurubele
Butterfly
Usage
The word for this animal: butterfly.
Grammar Note
Noun. Plural "dirurubele".
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