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