Animal (Anụmanụ)

Study these animal vocabulary words in Igbo!

antelope – mgbada

bat – ụs

bird – nnụnụ

cat – nwamba 

chicken –ọkụkọ

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cow/cattle – ehi/efi

crab – nshikọ

dog – nkịta

donkey/mule – ịnyịnya ibu

duck – ọbọgwụ

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eagle – ugo

elephant – enyi

fish – azụ

frog – awọ

goat – ewu

goose – ọkwa

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horse – ịnyịnya

lamb – nwa atụrụ

leopard – agụ

lion – ọdụm

lizard – ngwere

monkey – enwe

mouse/rat – oke

owl – ikwikwii

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pig – ezi

pigeon – ndụlị

pony – nwa ịnyịnya

rabbit – oke ụlọ

rooster –oke ọkụkọ

sheep – atụrụ

scorpion – akpị

snail – eju

snake – agwọ

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sparrow – nza

squirrel – sa

tiger – agụ

tortoise – mbe

turkey – torotoro

wall gecko – nche ụlọ

vulture – udele

 

zoo – ụlọ anụmanụ

 

 

Insects (ahụhụ)

ant – ahụhụ

bee – añụ

beetle – ebe

butterfly – ụbụba

caterpillar – eruru

Source: http://www.ezinaulo.com

cockroach –ụchịcha

fly – ijiji

mosquito – anwụnta

spider – ududo

termite – akịka

tick –igwu

wasp – anwụ

worm –okpo

 

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