Below is a list of words for insects; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| lizard | gharqas [ɣarqas] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
gharqacho [ɣarqačo] |
| spider | kangka [kaŋka] |
kangkamuc [kaŋkamuc] |
| fly | phin [pʰin] |
phiyo [pʰiyo] |
| mosquito | khis [kʰis] |
khisho [kʰišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| ant | khon [kʰon] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
khoyo [kʰoyo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| bedbug | phalco [pʰalco] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
phalcumuc [pʰalcumuc] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| honey bee | macrhiye dundu [macrhiye dundu] |
macriye dundumuc [macriye dundumuc] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| wasp | mel sriqar [mel ṣiqar] |
mel sriqarisho [mel ṣiqarišo] |
| butterfly | hoolanas [hoolanas] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
hoolanasho [hoolanašo] |
| grasshopper | traqo [traqo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
traqumuc [traqumuc] |
| louse | kharu [kʰaru] |
kharu [kʰaru] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| leaf insect | khiyrghalghu [kʰiṛ ɣalɣu] |
khiyrghalgumuc [kʰiṛ ɣalgumuc] |
| centipede | kaltasr [kaltaṣ] |
kaltasrisho [kaltaṣišo] Error occurred when trying to fetch the file using wp_safe_remote_get(). A valid URL was not provided. |
| firefly | phughalghu [pʰu ɣalɣu] |
phughalghumuc [pʰu ɣalɣumuc] |
| ladybird | khanamujuuko [kʰanamuǰuuko] |
khanamujuukumuc [kʰanamuǰuukumuc] |