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 |
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sheep | HB. belis [belis] YB. beles [beles] |
HB. belisho [belišo] 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] Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. YB. buttarishu [buṭarišu] |
dog | huk [huk] YB. huk |
hukai [hukay] YB. huka |
female dog | gus huk [gus huk] |
gus hukai [gus hukay] |
male dog | hir huk [hir huk] |
hir hukai [hir hukay] |
puppy | huke gukurus [huke gukurus] |
huke gukurusisho [huke gukurusišo] |
cat | bush [buš] |
bushongo [bušoŋo] |
female cat | gus bush [gus buš] |
gus bushongo [gus bušoŋo] |
male cat | hir bush [hir buš] |
hir bushongo [hir bušoŋo] |
kitten | bushe isko [buše isko] |
bushe iskumuts [buše iskumuc] |
cow | buwa [buwa] |
buweynts [buweync] |
camel | utt [uṭ] |
uttaints [uṭaync] |
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] |
ox | tshiyar [cʰiyar] |
tshiyarisho [cʰiyarišo] |
bull | tshindar [cʰindar] |
tshindarisho [cʰindarišo] |
calf | busroosro [buṣooṣo] |
busrowants [buṣowanc] |
ass | hir zrakun [hir ẓakun] |
hir zrakuyo [hir ẓakuyo] |
donkey | gus zrakun [gus ẓakun] |
gus zrakuyo [gus ẓakuyo] |
elephant | hasto [hasto] |
hastumuts [hastumuc] |
horse | haghur [haɣur] |
haghurisho [haɣurišo] |
rabbit | sar [sar] |
saro [saro] |
fox | hal [hal] |
haljo [halǰo] |
yak | bepayr [bepaṛ] |
bepayr [bepaṛ] |
tiger | ta [ta] |
tamuts [tamuc] |
lion | sheer [šeer] |
sheerisho [šeerišo] |