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Comprehensive List Of Animals In
Igbo Language

1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi,
Female = Nne Ewu)
2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke
Okpa, Female = Nnekwu)
3) Guinea Fowl = Ogazi
4) Chicken = Nwa Okuko
5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro
6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu
7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli
8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu
9) Antelope = Mgbada
10) Deer = Ene
11) Cow = Efi
12) Horse = Inyinya
13) Rat = Oke
14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee
15) Squirrel = Osa
16) Dog = Nkita
17) Hyena = Nkita Ofia
18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/
Nwamba
19) Sheep = Atulu
20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule
21) Pig = Ezi
22) Lion = Odum
23) Leopard = Agu/Awolo
24) Elephant = Enyi
25) Monkey = Enwe
26) Chimpanzee = Adaka
27) Gorilla = Ozodimgba (Ozo, the
king of wrestling)
28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula
29) Snake = Agwo
30) Python = Eke
31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere
32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno
33) Crocodile = Aguiyi
34) Toad = Awo
35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri
36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe
37) Vulture = Udene/Udele
38) Eagle = Ugo
39) White Ant = Aruru
40) Black Ant = Agbisi
41) Mosquito = Añu Nta
42) Grasshopper = Ukpana
43) Kite = Nkwo
44) Spider = Ududo
45) Praying Mantis = Okongono
46) Earth Worm = Idide
47) Worm = Okpo
48) Scorpion = Akpi
49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba
50) Cockroach = Uchicha
51) House Fly = Ijiji
52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja
53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii
54) Bee = Añu
55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko
56) Bat = Usu
57) Millipede = Esu
58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu
59) Rabbit = Ewii
60) Grasscutter = Nchi
61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi
62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo
63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana
64) Fox = Nyanwuruede
65) Fish = Azu
66) African civet = Edi Ura (a
nocturnal animal known to sleep
all day during the day. Used to
refer to anyone who sleeps a lot)
67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O
gbakasia nya aru )
68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually
found on mango trees)
69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu
70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-
like rat that is known for its
pungent smell.)
71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A
type of bird that hardly perches
on trees when in season to avoid
being gunned down by human
hunters)
72) Hawk = Egbe
73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe
74) Periwinkle = Isam
75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa
76) Stork = Okpoko
77) Boa Constrictor = Eke Ogba
78) Camel = Inyinya Ibu
79) Hippopotamus = Utobo/Akum
80) Iguana = Ngwele aghu
81) Tilapia = Azu asa
82) Eel = Ebi Iyi
83) Crayfish = Isha
84) Turtle = Mbe mmili
85) Egret = Chekeleke
86) Donkey = Jaki
87) Dragon Fly = Tatambeneke
88) Maggot = Ikpuru
89) Buffalo = Atu
90) Wolf = Agu Owulu
91) Sparrow = Nza
92) Parrot = Icheoku
93) Viper = Ajuani/Ajuala
94) Locusts = Igwulube
95) Galago/Bush baby = Ikili/Ikiri
96) Hog = Ezi Ofia
97) Bird = Nnunu (Generic name)
98) Gaboon Viper = Echi Eteka
99) Weaver bird = Egule
100) Cod fish = Okpoloko
101) Dove = ńdò
You can add your own or refute
this.... any dialect is allowed this
is Central Igbo.

Onuku ngwere

Nice work op

Good one OP, but There are few mistakes
64) Fox is not Unanwulu Ede. Unanwulu Ede is an animal of Cat family. it's also called Ufu. it's an ambush predator.
59) Rabbit is not Ewi. Rabbit is called Oke Oyibo or Oke Bekee. Ewi resembles Rats except that it's bigger. In Nnewi, we don't eat it.
14) Is Guinea Pig also called Oke bekee? I don't think so.
80) Iguana is not Ngwere aghu. Iguana is not native to Nigeria or even West Africa and it's a herbivorous animal while Ngwere aghu is an Omnivorous animal.
Bigfrancis21

What is fox in igbo

Legendforte:
What is fox in igbo

The geographical spread of fox in Africa is limited to parts of North Africa and Ethiopia.

Why should Igbos have a name for an animal that is unknown in their territory? It's like asking the Igbo name for penguin or kangaroo.

RedboneSmith:
The geographical spread of fox in Africa is limited to parts of North Africa and Ethiopia.

Why should Igbos have a name for an animal that is unknown in their territory? It's like asking the Igbo name for penguin or kangaroo.

Right.

RedboneSmith:
The geographical spread of fox in Africa is limited to parts of North Africa and Ethiopia.

Why should Igbos have a name for an animal that is unknown in their territory? It's like asking the Igbo name for penguin or kangaroo.

Ok but what is nkita ofia in english

Legendforte:
Ok but what is nkita ofia in english

Nkịta ofia is not supposed to mean anything other than a wild dog or a feral dog.

Some writers erroneously misidentify it as a fox, which it is not.

RedboneSmith:
Nkịta ofia is not supposed to mean anything other than a wild dog or a feral dog.

Some writers erroneously misidentify it as a fox, which it is not.

Alright thanks

Ebi-Iyi isn't Eel. Ebi-Iyi is Lung fish