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] |
gharqacho [ɣarqačo] |
| spider | kangka [kaŋka] |
kangkamuc [kaŋkamuc] |
| fly | phin [pʰin] |
phiyo [pʰiyo] |
| mosquito | khis [kʰis] |
khisho [kʰišo] |
| ant | khon [kʰon] |
khoyo [kʰoyo] |
| bedbug | phalco [pʰalco] |
phalcumuc [pʰalcumuc] |
| honey bee | macrhiye dundu [macrhiye dundu] |
macriye dundumuc [macriye dundumuc] |
| wasp | mel sriqar [mel ṣiqar] |
mel sriqarisho [mel ṣiqarišo] |
| butterfly | hoolanas [hoolanas] |
hoolanasho [hoolanašo] |
| grasshopper | traqo [traqo] |
traqumuc [traqumuc] |
| louse | kharu [kʰaru] |
kharu [kʰaru] |
| leaf insect | khiyrghalghu [kʰiṛ ɣalɣu] |
khiyrghalgumuc [kʰiṛ ɣalgumuc] |
| centipede | kaltasr [kaltaṣ] |
kaltasrisho [kaltaṣišo] |
| firefly | phughalghu [pʰu ɣalɣu] |
phughalghumuc [pʰu ɣalɣumuc] |
| ladybird | khanamujuuko [kʰanamuǰuuko] |
khanamujuukumuc [kʰanamuǰuukumuc] |