Mammals

rɔw
gormeerkat
guecgiraffe
guɔ̱relephant
jio̱kdog
kacikdonkey
kɛ̈wgazelle, deer
kiɛlrhinocerous
kuacleopard
kuɔ̱ɔ̱tcat (WN)
lonylion
mo̱kbuffalo
mɔ̱mroan antelope
pɛl pɛlhare
pɔ̱a̱a̱rwaterbuck
rɔwhippoptamus
thiäŋtiang antelope
thi̱lkob antelope
thɔ̱a̱a̱nserval, cheetah
wanjackal
yakhyena

Fish

cäl
cälNile perch
cuurlarge catfish
luthmudfish
rieleel
ti̱elfish (sp)
yewcatfish
yiiwspiky fish

Birds

kue̱y
bolwi̱cjua̱tsecretary bird
bo̱ŋpelican
cuɔɔrvulture
guɔŋhelmeted guineafowl
guukdove
jak-gɛ̈r-gɛ̈ɛ̈rwhite stork
jakɔ̱kpied crow
jalbird (sp.)
kääthawk
kɛ̈cweaver bird
kiɛlmarabou stork
kue̱yAfrican fish eagle
lɛ̈ɛ̈mgreat grey shrike
libcormorant
manpalɛ̈khen
nyakuoth-gɛɛrhoopoe
nyaŋlewnightjar
nyigolvulture
rumputhsacred ibis
tolvery small brown bird (sp.)
tuɔ̱tgoose
wuutostrich

Amphibians

thiɛp
guɛkfrog
thiɛpbullfrog

Reptiles

görsmall black poisonous snake (sp.)
kerkerlizard
nyaŋcrocodile
thɔ̱lsnake

Insects

tuaar
cɔ̱kblack ant
diɛɛrcricket
lɔ̱a̱tmaggot
luaŋfly
miitfirefly
nyɔ̱a̱klouse
ŋiɛcant (sp.)
rakgrasshopper
ruɔ̱mbuffalo fly
tuaarbee

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