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Acholi Phrasebook

Animals

Peace Corps Acholi Language Course

Ants (Gin ma lak ingom)

English Acholi
Safari / red ant moro
Large / fat black ant kalang
Biting yellowish ant kalak-aka
Very small sugar ant nginingini
Stink ant cugu-lung
White / flying ant ngwen

Animals and Insects

English Acholi
Antelope apoli
Baboon gunya
Bat olik
Bee nyig kic
Brown duiker lacek
Bushbuck abuu
Butterfly lapwopwo
Chameleon langogo
Chimpanzee ayom
Cockroach nyenye
Crested crane owelo
Crocodile nyang
Elephant lyec
Giraffe rii
Gorilla abim
Grasshopper otwongo (lacene)
Guinea fowl aweno
Hippo raa
Insect gin ma lak alaka
Lion labwor / atunya
Lizard lagwee
Lung fish lut
Monitor lizard ngec
Monkey ayom
Mosquito obee
Mudfish omel
Ostrich uduu
Rabbit apwoyo
Snake twol
Spider opyen
Squirrel ayita
Tilapia lapok / opok
Termite okok
Warthog kull
Wasp pinu
Zebra lagwaa