Animal Names in Igbo

Baby dogs = ụmụ nkita; nwa nkita

Baby dogs = nwa nkita; ụmụ nkita

Cat = bosi nwa ọbala; nwamba; kat 

Cow = ehi; efi; nama  

Cow = ehi; efi; nama cow and baby = ehi na nwa; nne ehi na nwa ehi

Deer = mgbada

Dog = nkita

Elephant = enyi mba; enyimba

Giraffe = mgbara

Horse = inyinya

Goat = ewu

Leopard = ag​ụ

Lion = Ọdụm (a nickname of any, very strong thing is  ag​u. Ag​u is a nickname for a very strong person;  ag​u ala is a nickname for a lion,  agu elu is a nickname for an eagle whilst agummiri is the name ​for crocodile.)

Mouse = oke

Monkey = enwe

Rabbit and mouse = ewi na oke 

Pig = ezi  Pig and babies = ezi na ​ụmụ  

Sheep = atụrụ