Animals in Ga
Animals, birds, fish and insects. 81 checked words and phrases.
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Kooloi
Animals
Kooloi Kanemɔ — Counting animals
Ask about it → - Tsatsu Ant Ask about it →
- Afutufata Bat Ask about it →
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Kpuluka
Bedbug
Kpuluka / Ŋkpuluka — Bedbug
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Ŋkpuluka
Bedbug
Kpuluka / Ŋkpuluka — Bedbug
Ask about it → - Wobi Bee Ask about it →
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Loofɔlɔ
Bird
Loofɔlɔ lɛ he ediŋ / Loofɔlɔ lɛ diɔ — The bird is black
Ask about it → - Tsina nuu Bull Ask about it →
- Abɛi Butterfly Ask about it →
- Tiitra Canary Ask about it →
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Abosomaketeo
Chameleon
Abosomaketeo lɛ etsake esu: etsɔ ehe wuɔfɔ agbɛnɛ — The chameleon has changed colour: it is now yellow
Ask about it → - Wuɔbi Chicken Ask about it →
- Wuɔ nuu Cock Ask about it →
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Kaklaka
Cockroach
Kaklaka / Kakalika — Cockroach
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Tsina
Cow
Tsina nuu — Bull
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Tsinai
Cows
Tingi kɛ tsinai lɛ — Tingi and the cows
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Kaa
Crab
Fɔɔ kaa / Kpitio kpitio — Often
Ask about it → - Baa Crocodile Ask about it →
- Kwaakwaalabite Crow Ask about it →
- Ofrote Deer Ask about it →
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Gbee
Dog
Gbee lɛ eye sɛkɛ — The dog is mad
Ask about it → - Teji Donkey Ask about it →
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Okpo
Dove
Okpo nɛɛ fiji yɛ lamululamulu — The feathers of this dove are grey
Ask about it → - Dɔkɔdɔkɔ Duck Ask about it →
- Okropɔŋ Eagle Ask about it →
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Kɔi
Eagle
Efee kɔi kɛ nine kakadaŋŋ. — He made a very long hoe handle.
Ask about it → - Ŋwaŋwajaŋ Eel Ask about it →
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Shwuɔ
Elephant
Shwuɔ kome yaanu nu. — One elephant is going to drink water.
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Loo
Fish
Etã loo — She is lean
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Loofɔji
Fish (plural/food)
Wɔyaa ŋshɔ naa ni wɔyaagbe loofɔji — We head down to the seashore to catch fish
Ask about it → - Osɔ Fox Ask about it →
- Too abotia Goat Ask about it →
- Kpiŋ Grasscutter Ask about it →
- Ansaŋ Guinea-fowl Ask about it →
- Kpɛnkpɛlɛ Hare Ask about it →
- Akroma Hawk Ask about it →
- Shadebua Hedgehog Ask about it →
- Wuɔ yoo Hen Ask about it →
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Maŋ
Herring
Namɔ ji maŋ nɛɛ mli Sɔɔlonukpa? — Who is the Head of the nation?
Ask about it → - Nuŋshwuɔ Hippopotamus Ask about it →
- Okpɔŋɔ Horse Ask about it →
- Adodoŋ Housefly Ask about it →
- Klaŋ-odiŋmlɛmi Hyena Ask about it →
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Laalɔɔ
Kite
Also: Kite (bird)
Laalɔɔ / Owia — Kite
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Owia
Kite (bird)
Laalɔɔ / Owia — Kite
Ask about it → - Too gwantɛŋbi Lamb Ask about it →
- Mlaŋtswi Leopard Ask about it →
- Odaakɛlɛo Lizard Ask about it →
- Sɔŋ Lobster Ask about it →
- Baalabi Locust Ask about it →
- Aduŋ Monkey Ask about it →
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Tɔŋtɔŋ
Mosquito
Ani tɔŋtɔŋ yɛ Ga? — Are there mosquitoes in Accra?
Ask about it → - Kwakwe Mouse Ask about it →
- Ajwɛŋ Mud-fish Ask about it →
- Akoo Parrot Ask about it →
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Kplotoo
Pig
Kplotoo loo — Pork
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Ligɔligɔ
Praying mantis
Wɔtee wɔyatao ligɔligɔ — Let us go to look for praying mantises
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Gbeebi
Puppy
Gbeebi lɛ bolɔ ŋmɛlɛtswai saŋŋ — The puppy barked for several hours
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Jeŋ
Python
Jeŋ tse — The weather is clear
Ask about it → - Obishi Rat Ask about it →
- Nyɔŋmɔŋ-klaklo Scorpion Ask about it →
- Tsaflɔbi Shark Ask about it →
- Too gwantɛŋ Sheep Ask about it →
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Waa
Snail
Wiemɔ waa — Speak out
Ask about it → - Onufu Snake Ask about it →
- Didɛibaa Sole Ask about it →
- Aflimata Sparrow Ask about it →
- Anaanu Spider Ask about it →
- Sɔne Squirrel Ask about it →
- Klewi Sunbird Ask about it →
- Nyɔŋmɔbi-tɛte Swallow Ask about it →
- Fote Termite Ask about it →
- Didɛi Tilapia Ask about it →
- Akpokplonto Tortoise Ask about it →
- Gbese Tree ant Ask about it →
- Ofɔi Tsetsefly Ask about it →
- Klakunu Turkey Ask about it →
- Akpaŋa Vulture Ask about it →
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Ashagba
Wasp
Ani ashagba tsɛɔ mɔ lɛɛlɛŋ? — Do wasps really sting?
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Eŋaa
Weaver bird
Tingi kɛ enaa hi shi. — Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Ask about it → - Klaŋ Wolf Ask about it →
Sources: Language Guide — "Kooloi kanemɔ" (counting animals); Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1999; Language Guide — "Bedbug" = Kpuluka / Ŋkpuluka; Language Guide — "Loofɔlɔ lɛ he ediŋ" (the bird is black); Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1986; Language Guide — "Abosomaketeo lɛ etsake esu" (the chameleon changed colour). Every entry is checked before it's published.
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