Kruger safari animal names in Xitsonga

Learn Kruger National Park animal names in Xitsonga. Kids and adults alike will enjoy learning and pronouncing these animal names. Some of these names can be tongue twisters for English speakers, but phonetically easy to read. Note the “x” is pronounced “sh”.

Kruger National Park animals names in Xitsonga and their English translation

Tsonga	English
Holota	White Tail Mongoose
Ingwe	Leopard
Jeliwana	Porcupine
Konkhoni	Wildebeest
Kothi	Vulture
Makothi	Many Vultures
Mangadyana	Bats
Manghawana	Jackal
Mangwa	Zebra
Mangwadya	Scrubhare
Mbavala	Bushbuck
Mfenhe	Baboon
Mhala	Impala
Mhimi	Lesser Bushbaby
Mhisi	Hyena
Mhunti	Grey Duiker
Mvubu	Hippo
Nandzana	Caracal
Ndloti	Serval
Ndlovu	Elephant
Ndulamite	Giraffe
Ngala	Lion
Ngulube	Warthog
Ngwenya	Crocodile
Nhongo	Kudu
Nkala	Banded Mongoose
Nkawu	Vervet Monkey
Nsimba	Genet
Nyamazana	Animals
Nyarhi	Buffalo
Nyoka	Snake
Phiva	Waterbuck
Xidzadza	Tick
Xidzidzi	Honey badger
Xigamba	Terrapin
Xikankanka	Cheetah
Xikatsi	African Wild Cat
Xikhwarha	Pangolin
Xingweta	Thick Tail Bushbaby
Xitsotswana	Insect

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Kruger National Park animals names in English and their Xitsonga translation

English	Tsonga
African Wild Cat	Xikatsi
Animals	Nyamazana
Baboon	Mfenhe
Banded Mongoose	Nkala
Bats	Mangadyana
Buffalo	Nyarhi
Bushbuck	Mbavala
Caracal	Nandzana
Cheetah	Xikankanka
Crocodile	Ngwenya
Elephant	Ndlovu
Genet	Nsimba
Giraffe	Ndulamite
Grey Duiker	Mhunti
Hippo	Mvubu
Honey badger	Xidzidzi
Hyena	Mhisi
Impala	Mhala
Insect	Xitsotswana
Jackal	Manghawana
Kudu	Nhongo
Leopard	Ingwe
Lesser Bushbaby	Mhimi
Lion	Ngala
Many Vultures	Makothi
Pangolin	Xikhwarha
Porcupine	Jeliwana
Scrubhare	Mangwadya
Serval	Ndloti
Snake	Nyoka
Terrapin	Xigamba
Thick Tail Bushbaby	Xingweta
Tick	Xidzadza
Vervet Monkey	Nkawu
Vulture	Kothi
Warthog	Ngulube
Waterbuck	Phiva
White Tail Mongoose	Holota
Wildebeest	Konkhoni
Zebra	Mangwa