Mdudu / Wadudu (Insect / Insects)
Dudu / Madudu (Large bug / Large bugs; can be reserved in speech, exclusively to refer to beetles)
Araknida (Arachnid / Arachnids)
Buibui | Spider |
Bunzi / Mdudu-kibibi | Ladybug / Ladybird |
Buu | Maggot / Larva |
Chenene | Mole cricket |
Chungu | Carpenter ant |
Dondora | Yellow jacket |
Dundu | Scavenger beetle |
Funutu | Locust nymph |
Funza | Chigger |
Jongoo | Millipede |
Kereng'ende | Dragonfly |
Kifukofuko | Cocoon |
Kimetameta / Kimulimuli | Firefly / Lightning bug / Glowworm |
Kipepeo | Butterfly |
Kipukusa | Weevil |
Kiroboto | Flea |
Kivunjajungu | Praying mantis |
Kiwavi | Caterpillar |
Kombamwiko / Mende | Cockroach |
Kombamwiko-kibyongo / Mende-kibyongo | Beetle |
Kunguni | Bedbug |
Kupe (Papasi / Utitiri) | Tick (Soft tick / Cattle tick) |
Majimoto | Fire ant |
Mavu | Hornet |
Mbu | Mosquito |
Mbung'o / Ndorobo | Tsetse fly |
Mchwa | Termite |
Mnyoo | Worm |
Nge | Scorpion |
Nondo | Moth |
Nyenje | Cricket |
Nyigu | Wasp |
Nyuki | Bee |
Nyukibambi | Bumblebee |
Nzi | Fly |
Nzige | Locust |
Panzi | Grasshopper |
Parare | Bird grasshopper |
Siafu | Safari ant |
Sisimizi | Black ant |
Sururu | Palm weevil |
Tandu | Centipede |
Tekenya | Sand flea / Jigger |
Visubi | Gnat |
Hi Maliki. I think you probably did not mean to say "chigger". Sand fleas are jiggers.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Christiaan.
Chiggers is correct too
Deletebetter than google translate
ReplyDeletea nice one
ReplyDeletegood job.you have hellped us with our insect project
ReplyDeleteNice information
ReplyDeleteiko sawa asanteni kwa uzunguwao
ReplyDeleteIt's ok to me
ReplyDeleteJe, huyu mdudu "sangara" anaitwaje kwa kiingereza?
ReplyDeleteRed ants
DeleteNa yule parade anaye ingia kwa mahindi wa rangu ya kijani kimijikenda wanamuita nyoe aitwaje hayupo kwenye lis
ReplyDeleteDudu manyoya in english
ReplyDeleteKiwavi - Caterpillar
DeleteKunguni anapatikana maeneo gani na anasababishwa na nini?
ReplyDeleteKitandani
DeleteSijamuona dudu washa,
ReplyDeleteKivunjachungu not kivunjajungu
ReplyDeleteBriliant
ReplyDeleteSwahili words for cutworms
ReplyDeleteGreat. Dudu washa ni narrow bee fly?
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