| SINGULAR |
PLURAL | ENGLISH |
|---|
| abor | | white ant |
| arr | | male lion |
| bakayle | | hare |
| biciid | biciidyo | oryx |
| caana-cub | | porcupine |
| caaro | caaroyin | spider |
| daayeer | daayeerro | monkey |
| dabagaale | | squirrel |
| daboqalooc | daboqaloocyo | scorpion |
| dacawo | dacawoyin | fox, jackal |
| dameerfarow | dameerrofarow | zebra |
| dayeer, danyeer | dayeero, danyeero | monkey |
| deero | deeroyin | gazelle |
| dhurwa | | hyena |
| digirin | | wild guinea fowl |
| dibi | dibiyo | bull |
| diin, diin-diin | diinan | turtle |
| dixiri | dixiriyo | earthworm |
| doofar | doofarro | pig, warthog |
| dube | | bear |
| ey | eyo | dog |
| faras | fardo | horse |
| fiidmeer | fiidmeerto | bat |
| garanuug | garanuugyo | impala |
| geri | geriyo | giraffe |
| goodir | goodirro | deer |
| gol | | lioness |
| gorayo | gorayoyin | ostrich |
| guumeys | guumeysyo | owl |
| halgari | halgariyo | giraffe |
| harimacad | harimacado | leopard |
| jeer | jeerar | hippopotamus |
| jiir | jiirar | mouse |
| kaluun | kaluunyo | fish |
| libaax | libaaxyo | lion (See: arr, gol) |
| libaax yar | libaaxyo yaryar | lion cub |
| libaaxbedeed | libaaxbedeedyo | shark |
| maroodi | maroodiyo | elephant |
| mas | masas | snake |
| qalanjis | qalanjiso | lizard |
| qudanyo | | black ant |
| rah | | frog |
| shabeel | | tiger |
| sumanyo | | chameleon |
| tuke | | raven |
| yaxas | | crocodile |
| yey | yeyo | wolf |
| waraabe | waarabeyaal | hyena |
| wiyil | | rhinoceros |
| xayawaan | xayawaano | animal |
| | xayawaanka dibadda | wild animals |
| | xayawaanka duurkaa | wild animals |
| | xayawaanka duur-jooga | wild animals |