Animals names in Amharic and English
To learn Amharic language, common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common Amharic words that we can used in daily life. Animals are one part of common words used in day-to-day life conversations. If you are interested to learn Animals names/vocabulary in Amharic, this place will help you to learn all Animals vocabulary in Amharic language. Animals vocabulary words are used in daily life, so it is important to learn all Animals vocabulary in English to Amharic and play Amharic quiz and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you get not bored. If you think too hard to learn Amharic language, then 1000 most common Amharic words will helps to learn Amharic language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Animals in Amharic.

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Animals vocabulary words in Amharic and English
Here is the list of Animals vocabulary words in Amharic language, this will help to improve your language.
English | Amharic |
Ape | ዝንጀሮ zinijero |
Ass | አህያ āhiya |
Baboon | ዝንጀሮ zinijero |
Bear | ድብ dibi |
Boar | አሳማ āsama |
Buffalo | ጎሽ goshi |
Bull | በሬ berē |
Calf | ጥጃ t’ija |
Camel | ግመል gimeli |
Cat | ድመት dimeti |
Chimpanzee | ቺምፓንዚ chīmipanizī |
Cow | ላም lami |
Crocodile | አዞ āzo |
Deer | አጋዘን āgazeni |
Dog | ውሻ wisha |
Donkey | አህያ āhiya |
Elephant | ዝሆን zihoni |
Ewe | በግ begi |
Fawn | ፋን fani |
Fox | ቀበሮ k’ebero |
Frog | እንቁራሪት inik’urarīti |
Giraffe | ቀጭኔ k’ech’inē |
Goat | ፍየል fiyeli |
Gorilla | ጎሪላ gorīla |
Grizzly | ግሪዝ girīzi |
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Hare | ጥንቸል t’inicheli |
Hamster | ሃምስተር hamisiteri |
Hind | የኋላ yeḫwala |
Hippopotamus | ጉማሬ gumarē |
Horn | ቀንድ k’enidi |
Horse | ፈረስ feresi |
Hound | ሀውንድ hāwinidi |
Hyena | ጅብ jibi |
Iguana | ኢጋና īgana |
Jackal | ጃካል jakali |
Jaguar | ጃጓር jagwari |
Kangaroo | ካንጋሮ kanigaro |
Kitten | ድመት dimeti |
Lamb | በግ begi |
Langur | ላንጉር laniguri |
Leopard | ነብር nebiri |
Lion | አንበሳ ānibesa |
Lizard | እንሽላሊት inishilalīti |
Mare | ማሬ marē |
Mongoose | ፍልፈል filifeli |
Monkey | ዝንጀሮ zinijero |
Mosquito | ትንኝ tininyi |
Mouse | አይጥ āyit’i |
Mule | በቅሎ bek’ilo |
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Otter | ኦተር oteri |
Ox | በሬ berē |
Panther | ፓንደር panideri |
Pig | አሳማ āsama |
Pony | ድንክ diniki |
Porcupine | ፖርኩፒን porikupīni |
Puppy | ቡችላ buchila |
Rabbit | ጥንቸል t’inicheli |
Rat | አይጥ āyit’i |
Rhinoceros | አውራሪስ āwirarīsi |
Sheep | በግ begi |
Snake | እባብ ibabi |
Snail | ቀንድ አውጣ k’enidi āwit’a |
Squirrel | ሽኮኮ shikoko |
Stag | ድኩላ dikula |
Tail | ጅራት jirati |
Tiger | ነብር nebiri |
Tortoise | ኤሊ ēlī |
Turtle | ኤሊ ēlī |
Weasel | ዊዝል wīzili |
Wolf | ተኩላ tekula |
Zebra | የሜዳ አህያ yemēda āhiya |
Zorilla | ዞሪላ zorīla |