Below is a list of words for birds; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| falcon | baaz [baaz] |
baazisho[baazišo] |
| swan | batbat [batbat] |
batbatisho [batbatišo] |
| partridge | bula [bula] |
bulamuts [bulamuc] |
| nightingale | bulbul [bulbul] |
bulbulisho [bulbulišo] |
| sparrow | crhin [c̣ʰin] |
crhiyo [c̣ʰiyo] |
| male duck | pharisr [pʰariṣ] |
phariyants [pʰariyanc] |
| vulture | gatshir [gacʰir] |
gatshirisho [gacʰirišo] |
| kite | ganttey [ganṭey] |
gantteymuc [ganṭeymuc] |
| eagle | garmun [garmun] |
garmuyo [garmuyo] |
| bat | gonoolanas [gonoolanas] |
gonoolanasho [gonoolanašo] |
| female duck | gus pharisr [gus phariṣ] |
gus phariyanc [gus phariyanc] |
| crow | ghaan [ɣaan] |
ghaayo [ɣaayo] |
| magpie | ghasrep [ɣaṣep] |
ghasreputs [ɣaṣepuc] |
| dove | ghughundil [ɣuɣund̪il] |
ghughundilisho [ɣuɣundilišo] |
| cock | hir qarqaamuts [hir qarqaamuc] |
hir qarqaamucho [hir qarqaamučo] |
| oriole | mayon [mayon] |
mayoyo [mayoyo] |
| peacock | partaawuus [partaawuus] |
partaawuusisho [partaawuusišo] |
| hoopoe | pupo [pupo] |
pupumuts [pupumuc] |
| hen | qarqaamuts [qarqaamuc] |
qarqaamucho [qarqaamučo] |
| pigeon | tal [tal] |
taljo [talǰo] |
| parrot | tootaan [tootaan] |
tootamuts [tootamuc] |