Setswana Wordbook
Animals


Winnie Monaisa

Words

Aardvark
Thakadu

Aardwolf
Pholo

African wild dog
Lekanyane

Ant
Tshoswane

Antelope
Tshepe

Baboon
Tshwene

Bat
Mamanthwane

Black crow
Legakabe

Black-backed jackal
Phokojwe

Buffalo
Nare

Bull
Poo

Bushbuck
Phuti

Bushpig
Kolobe ya naga

Butterfly
Serurubele

Centipede
Mositaphala

Chameleon
Leobu

Cheetah
Lengau

Civet
Tshipa

Cobra
Kake

Cockroach
Lefele

Common reedbuck
Setotojane

Crab
Lekakaiye

Crocodile
Kwena

Dog
Ntšwa

Dolphin
Tolofine

Donkey
Tonki

Eagle
Ntsu

Earth worm
Monopi

Elephant
Tlou

Falcon
Phakwe

Fish
Tlhapi

Flea
Letsetse

Fly
Ntsi

Frog
Lenkogoane

Galago
Mogwele

Giraffe
Thutlwa

Grysbok
Phuduhudu

Guinea fowl
Kgaka

Hare
Mmutla

He-goat
Phoko

Hippopotamus
Kubu

Honey badger
Motshitshi wa dinotshi

Hyena
Phiri

Jackal
Phokojwe

Kudu
Kudu

Leopard
Lengau

Lion
Tau

Locust
Tsie

Monkey
Kgabo

Mopane worm
Seboko sa mokopane

Mosquito
Montsane

Nyala
Nyala

Ostrich
Ntšhwe

Partridge
Legwale

Pig
Kolobe

Porcupine
Noko

Puff-adder
Noga ya lebolobolo

Quail
Phurrwane

Rabbit
Mmutla

Rat
Legotlo

Raven
Lefukubu

Rhino
Tshukudu

Roan
Tshepe e khibidu

Sable
Lenyebi

Scorpion
Phepeng

Shark
Šaka

Sheep
Nku

Side-striped jackal
Phokojwe

Skunk
Nakedi

Snail
Kgopa

Snake
Noga

Spider
Segokgo

Springhare
Khankaru

Squirrel
Setlhora

Striped Skink
Nakedi

Swallow
Peolwane

Termite
Lesetlaoka

Tick
Kgofa

Tortoise
Khudu

Tuna
Tlhapi

Turtle
Khudu

Vulture
Lenong

Warthog
Kolobe ya naga

Water turtle
Khudu ya metsi

Waterbuck
Phuti ya metsi

Whale
Leruarua

White rhinoceros
Tshukudu

Wildebeest
Kgokong

Worm
Seboko

Zebra
Pitse ya naga