In this article we list put English names of some animals in Igbo language you may need to know.
The list are as follows:
African civet – Edi
Ant – Ahụhụ
Antelope – Mgbada
Baboon/Chimpanzee – Adaka
Bat – Ụsụ
Bed bug -Chinchi
Bee – Anụ/anwụ
Beetle – Ebe
Bird – Nnụnụ
Black ant – Agbịsị
Boa constrictor – Eke ukwu/Eke-ọ́gbà
Buffalo – Atụ
Cat – Nwamba/Nwologbo
Catfish – Ọ̀kpọ́
Centipede – Ọ̀gbakụrụ
Chameleon – Ogwumagala
Cheetah – Agụ-ọ́sọ/Agu awara
Chick – Urịom
Chicken – Ọkụkọ
Cobra – Ubí
Cockroach – Ụ̀chicha,
Cow – Ehi
Crab – Nshịkọ
Crayfish – Ị̀shá
Cricket – Abụ́zụ̀/Mbụzụ
Crocodile – Agụiyi
Dog – Nkịta
Donkey/Mule – Ịnyịnya ibu/Jakị
Dove – Kpalakwukwu
Duck – Ọbọgwu
Eagle – Ugo
Earthworm – Idide
Egret – Ugbala
Elephant – Enyi
Fish – Azụ̀
Frog – Mbara
Giraffe – Ele
Goat – Ewu
Gorilla – Ọzọdimgba
Grasscutter – Nshi
Guinea fowl – Ọgazị
Hawk – Nkwọ/ Agụ nkwụ
He-goat – Mkpi
Hippopotamus – Ákụ̀m
Horse – Ịnyịnya
Housefly – Ijiji
Hyena – Nkịta ọhịa
Kite – Egbe
Leopard – Agụ
Lion – Ọdụm
Lizard – Ngwere
Locust – Igwurube
Millipede – Esu
Monkey – Enwe
Mosquito – Anwụnta
Ostrich – Enyi Nnụnụ
Owl – Ikwiikwii/Iyi ochi
Parrot – Icheoku
Patridge – Ọkwà
Periwinkle – Ịsam
Pig – Ezi
Pigeon – Nduru
Porcupine – Ebiogwu
Praying mantis – Okongolo
Python – Eke
Ram – Ebule
Rat/mouse – Oke
Raven – Ugoloọ̀ma
Scorpion – Akpị̀/Odogwu ọzara
Sheep – Atụrụ
Snail – Ejule
Snake – Agwọ́
Sparrow – Nza
Spider – Udude
Squirrel – Ọsa
Swallow – Eneke ntị ọba
Termite – Akika
Tick – Akpị́
Tiger – Agụ-úkwú
Toad – Awọ̀
Tortoise – Mbe
Tsetse fly – Odudu
Turtle – Mbe mmiri
Viper – Ajụala
Vulture – Udele
Wall gecko – Agụ ụlọ
Warthog – Ezi ọhịa
Wasp – Ebu
Woodpecker – ỌtụrụkpọkpọA
As compiled by Azuka Onwuka and Published by Panafric Reporters.
