chiShona | English | français |
(t)soko, shoko | monkey | le singe |
gudo, (bveni) | baboon | le babouin |
chiremwaremwa | bat | la chauve-souris |
chihwenga, nyandora | parrot | le perroquet |
mhou, mhowani | ostrich | l'autruche |
shumba | le lion | |
mbada | leopard | le léopard |
dindingwe | cheetah | le guépard |
bere | hyena | la hyène |
gava | jackal, (fox) | le chacal, (le renard) |
mhofu | [antelope] | l'éland |
mhara | l'impala | |
nhoro | kudu | le koudou |
mbizi | zebra | le zèbre |
ngamera | camel | le chameau |
twiza, (furiramudenga) | giraffe | la girafe |
nzou, (mhuvi) | elephant | l'éléphant |
chipembere | rhinoceros | le rhinocéros |
mvuu | hippopotamus | l'hippopotame |
garwe, (ngwena, nyakoko) | le crocodile |
chiShona | English | français |
imbwa | dog | le chien |
mbwanana | puppy | le chiot |
katsi, kiti | cat | le chat |
gonzo, gozho, mhache [African] |
le rat | |
mbeva | mouse | la souris |
dhongi, mbongoro | donkey, (ass) | l'âne |
bhiza | horse | le cheval |
mhuru | foal | le poulain |
nyati | buffalo | le buffle |
ngunzi, handira | bull | le taureau |
ngavi, nzombe | ox | le bœuf |
mombe | cattle | le bétail |
mhou, n'ombe hadzi | cow | la vache |
mhuru | calf | le veau |
hwai, (gwayi) | sheep | le mouton |
hwayana, (pwiza na) | lamb | l'agneau |
mbudzi | goat | le bouc, la chèvre |
nguruve, (humba) | pig | le cochon, le porc |
njiri | warthog | le phacochère |
tsuro, (shuro) | rabbit hare |
le lapin le lièvre |
shindi, tsindi | squirrel | l'écureuil |
chiShona | English | français |
zana, nyana | young bird | l'oisillon |
dendere, chitsaka | nest | le nid |
gondo | eagle | l'aigle |
rukodzi, ruvangu, rukodzi | hawk, falcon | le faucon |
gora | vulture | le vautour |
zizi | owl | le hibou, la chouette |
chikunguobaya | raven | le corbeau |
gunguo, savara | crow | la corneille |
njiva | dove | la colombe, le pigeon |
hanga | guinea fowl | la pintade |
jongwe | rooster, (cock) | le coq |
nhunzvi yehuku, mhambo, tseketse |
hen | la poule |
hukwana | chicks | les poussins |
dhadha | duck, (drake) | le canard |
hanzi | goose | l'oie |
chiShona | English | français |
svosve / masvosve | ant(s) | fourmi(s) |
churu, humbaku [large], ruvamba [little] | anthill | la fourmilière |
gurwe, gurene mhashu, hwiza, ndongwe |
sand cricket locust |
le criquet |
mhashu, ndongwe, hwiza | grasshopper | la sauterelle |
dundira, jorishori, nyamututa, chituta, ngoko, demhure |
beetle | le scarabée |
mhani, manimhani, mhisa, zongororo | centipede | le mille-pattes |
nhunzi | fly | la mouche |
n'ono, gunura | horse fly | le taon |
gonye, chikukwa | caterpillar | la chenille |
mbembenene, fufura, shaveshave | butterfly | le papillon |
mukonikoni | dragonfly | la libellule |
chin'ain'ai, chitaitai, chinhoi | firefly | la luciole |
dzingidzi | bumblebee | le bourdon |
nyuchi | bee | l'abeille |
mukoko, goko | beehive | la ruche |
umhutu, utunga | mosquito | le moustique |
nhata | flea | la puce |
bete, nzuru | cockroach | le cafard, la blatte |
buve, buwe / mabuwe | spider(s) | araignée(s) |
dandemutande, dandadzi | spider web | la toile d'araignée |
mbuyambuya, kachemberebande, chiremba | praying mantis | la mante religieuse |
chinyaride, rize, karize | le scorpion |
chiShona | English | français |
mhatye, muhono, muramba | catfish | le poisson-chat |
kamba | turtle, tortoise | la tortue |
lobusta | lobster | le homard |
shirimbi | shrimp, prawn | la crevette |
gakanje | crab | le crabe |
twamba | seashell, shell | le coquillage |
hondywe, hozhwe | snail | l'escargot |
nyoka | snake | le serpent |
nyamafungu | le cobra | |
shato | le python | |
gwaivhi, rwaivhi | chameleon | le caméléon |
dzvinyu | lizard | le lézard |
dafi, dacha, chura | frog | la grenouille |