Below is a list of words for animals; unless otherwise specified, the data are from Hunza Burushaski. Click on the play button next to the Burushaski word to hear the audio [Note: forms in italics are spelt using the proposed Burushaski Roman alphabet; phonetic transcriptions using (modified) IPA are provided within angled brackets “[]”].
| English | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| sheep | HB. belis [belis] YB. beles [beles] |
HB. belisho [belišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. YB. belishu [belišu] |
| monkey | shadi [šadi] Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. YB. bula |
shadimuts [šadimuc] Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. YB. bulamo |
| goat | tshiir [cʰiir] Also tshigir [cʰigir] YB. tsigir |
tshiirisho [cʰiirišo] Also tshigirisho [cʰigirišo] YB. tsigira |
| male goat | halden [halden] Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. YB. buttar [buṭar] |
haldeyo [haldeyo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. YB. buttarishu [buṭarišu] |
| dog | huk [huk] YB. huk |
hukai [hukay] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. YB. huka |
| female dog | gus huk [gus huk] |
gus hukai [gus hukay] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| male dog | hir huk [hir huk] |
hir hukai [hir hukay] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| puppy | huke gukurus [huke gukurus] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
huke gukurusisho [huke gukurusišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| cat | bush [buš] |
bushongo [bušoŋo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| female cat | gus bush [gus buš] |
gus bushongo [gus bušoŋo] |
| male cat | hir bush [hir buš] |
hir bushongo [hir bušoŋo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| kitten | bushe isko [buše isko] |
bushe iskumuts [buše iskumuc] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| cow | buwa [buwa] |
buweynts [buweync] |
| camel | utt [uṭ] |
uttaints [uṭaync] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| deer | yattal [yaṭal] |
yattalisho [yaṭališo] |
| yew | du [du] YB. du |
duwants [duwanc] YB. duwa |
| lamb | halkaas mamushi [halkaas mamuši] |
halkaas mamushimuts [halkaas mamušimuc] |
| ram | meenis [meenis] |
meenisho [meenišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| ox | tshiyar [cʰiyar] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
tshiyarisho [cʰiyarišo] |
| bull | tshindar [cʰindar] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
tshindarisho [cʰindarišo] |
| calf | busroosro [buṣooṣo] |
busrowants [buṣowanc] |
| ass | hir zrakun [hir ẓakun] |
hir zrakuyo [hir ẓakuyo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| donkey | gus zrakun [gus ẓakun] |
gus zrakuyo [gus ẓakuyo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| elephant | hasto [hasto] |
hastumuts [hastumuc] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| horse | haghur [haɣur] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
haghurisho [haɣurišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| rabbit | sar [sar] |
saro [saro] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| fox | hal [hal] |
haljo [halǰo] |
| yak | bepayr [bepaṛ] |
bepayr [bepaṛ] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| tiger | ta [ta] |
tamuts [tamuc] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| lion | sheer [šeer] |
sheerisho [šeerišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |