Wolof
words for Wild animals in Senegal
These are
animals which you might come across in the north of Senegal.
janax ji
mouse or rat / souris ou rat
|
lëg gi
hare / lièvre |
golo gi
monkey / singe
|
golo bu nuul bi
green monkey / singe verte |
yoolaan bi
genet / genette Genetta thierryi / Genetta tigrina |
siiru si
wild cat / chat sauvage
Felis libyca |
wel wi (njappati)
sand fox / renard pâle
Vulpes pallida |
till gi
jackal / chacal
Canis aurens |
suññéel bi
hedgehog / hérisson
(Atelerix albiventris) |
kund bi
honey badger / ratel
Mellivora capensis |
jab gi / wéxéñ wi
african skunk / zorille
commun
Ictonyx striatus stripped weasel / zorille de libye Poecilictis libyca |
bukki bi
hyena / hyène
Crocuta crocuta |
xojox mi
Gambian sun squirrel
/ écureuil de Gambie (Heliosciurus gambianus) |
jaar ji / jaxar ji
stripped ground squirrel
/ écureuil fouisseur (Xerus erythropus) |
mbaam-àll mi
warthog / phacochère
|
sikkóor bi
mongoose / mangouste
Ichneumia albicauda Herpestus paludinosus Mungos mungo Herpestes sanguineus Herpestes ichneumon |
léebéer bi
hippopotamus / hippopotame
(Hippopotamus amphibius) |
leraw bi
dugong / lamantin
Trichechus senegalensis |
mbott mi
toad / crapaud
|
Other animals of interest.
kéwél gi
gazelle / gazelle
(Gazella rufifrons, Gazelle dorcas) |
kooba gi
roan antelope
/ antilope chevaline (Hippotragus equinus) |
mbill mi
common reedbuck / cobe des roseaux (Redunca redunca) |
gaynde gi
lion / lion
Panthera leo |
njamala mi
giraffe / girafe
(Giraffa camelopardalis) |
dàngin gi
gorilla / gorille
|
saaw mi
porcupine / porc-épic
Hystrix cristata |
njomboor ji
rabbit / lapin
|
segg mi
leopard / panthère, léopard
(Panthera pardus) |
tene mi
cheetah / guépard
(Acinonyx jubatus) |
wànga-lànga wi
rhinoceros / rhinocéros
(Diceros bicornis) |
ñey wi (ñay wi)
elephant / éléphant
(Lexodonta africana) |
kaña gi
black or ship rat, / gros
rat
(Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus) |
mbeexeer
frog / grenouille
|
fasu àll wi
zebra / zèbre
|
nagu àll wi
african buffalo /
buffle d'Afrique Syncerus caffer |
kax
african civet /
civette d'Afrique (Viverra civetta) |
kancóoli gi
giant Gambian rat / rat géant de Gambie (Cricetomys gambianus) |
njaxat bi
aardvark / oryctérope (Orycteropus afer) |
saafaandu gi
cape hunting dog / chien sauvage dÁfrique (Lycaon pictus) |
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