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Ground-nut ntẹ ̄́ntsa, pl. mitẹ ̄́ntsa mtedzá (no plural)
Pepper sábōra tsábólá
Onion –
Maize dṣimā̄́n·ga chímanga
Beans n·íẹ mba, pl. tsinẹ ̄́mba nyémba
Farm ńda, pl. mī̄́nda mundá, mindá
Forest tḗn·go thengo
Horse nā̄́n·gūme (cf. nangumi = whale)
Mare nā̄́n·gume ván·kās nangumi wáḿkázi
Cow n·ọ ̄́mbe ng’ombe
Bull n·ọ ̄́mbe áī̄́na ng’ombe yáímúna(?)
Milk mā·zī̄́wa mazíwa (= breastmilk)
Butter – –
Ewe (Sheep) n·kọ ̄́sa nkhósa
Ram (Sheep) mpṓūlo mphúlu
Goat mbṓz mbúzi
Buck tṓnde tondé
Cat móānamā̄́n·ga (mwanamanga)
Rat mbẹ ̄́wa mbewa
Pig n·gúrūwẹ nguluwe (= boar)
Bat mulẹ ̄́ma, pl. milẹ ̄́ma mléme, miléme
Pigeon n·kū̄́nda, pl. tsenkū̄́nda nkhúnda
Parrot – –
Fowl (Hen) n·kū̄́ku, pl. tsen·kū̄́ku nkhúku
Cock támbāla tambala
Egg tséla, pl. māzéla dzira, mazira
Bird mbálāmi, pl. tsembálāmi mbálame
Fish tsọ ̄́mba, pl. tsentsọ ̄́mba nsómba
Serpent ndṣọ ̄́ka, pl. tsindṣọ ̄́ka njóka
Scorpion – –
Mosquito ū̄́tsu, pl. utsū̄́tsu udzudzú
Butterfly fū̄́k, pl. fū̄́kfū̄́k (chi)fukufuku
Spider tándāōdé, pl. tsṓatándāōdé kangaude, akangaude
Wasp lī̄́pfu, pl. mā̄́·pfu bavu, mavu
Bee ndṣṓdṣe, pl. tsindṣṓdṣe njúchi, pl. njúchi
Honey wū̄́dṣi uchí
Lion n·kā̄́ngo, pl. mikan·go mkángo, mikángo
Leopard nyā̄́lugūẹ, pl. wanyā̄́lugūẹ nyalugwe, anyalugwe
Elephant ndṣọ ̄́pfú, pl. tsindṣṓpfú njovu, njovu
Ivory nyíānga nyangá
Alligator tsā̄́to, pl. tsintsā̄́to nsáto = python
Monkey nyā̄́ni, pl. wanyā̄́ni nyaní, anyaní = baboon