Animal | Comon name (English) | Comon name in Mwani | Species |
A | Great Kudu | Nandolo | Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
A | Impala | ? | Aepyceros melampus |
A | Nyala | Inhala | Tragelaphus angasii |
A | Waterbuck | Nandoro (Kimwani) = Nandolo (Makonde language) = Inhacoso = Piva | Kobus ellipsiprymnus |
A | Suni | Nazolo | Neotragus moschatus |
A | Sable | Palavi (Makua language) | Hippotragus niger |
A | BushBuck | Mbawalla = imbabala | Tragelaphus scriptus |
B | Baboon | Nyani | Papio cynocephalus |
B | Samango | Ima | Cercopithecus albogularis |
B | Vervet | Nhumbire | Cercopithecus pygerythrus |
C | Elephant | Nembo | Loxodonta africana |
D | Warthog | Mango | Phacochoerus africanus |
E | Leopard | (Suhui) Suwi | Panthera pardus |
F | Lion | Simba | Panthera leo |
G | Buffalo | (Inhati) Nyati | Syncerus caffer |
H | Spotted Hyaena | Fisi | Crocuta crocuta |
I | Bush Duiker | Nanjanga | Sylvicapra grimmia |
Red Duiker | Kutuku (Makua language) | Cephalophus natalensis | |
Oribi | ? | Ourebia ourebi | |
J | ? | Raposa (?) | ? |
K | African Wild Dog | Mwizi | Lycaon pictus |
L | Hippo | Chiboko (Maconde language), Namonto | Hippopotamus amphibius |
M | Side-striped Jackal | Nancheto | Canis adustus |
N | Porcupine | Nachinugo | Hystrix africaeaustralis |
O | Aard-vark | Nanyoma | Orycteropus afer |
P | Wildebeest | ? | Connochaetes taurinus |
Q | Wild cat | Maka nundu | Felis lybica |