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Basque Animals

This is a list of animals in Basque. You will find common words including domestic pets, farm livestock, wild creatures and even insects.

Bird: txoria
Cat: katua
Cow: behia
Dog: txakurra
Donkey: astoa
Eagle: arrano
Elephant: elefantea
Goat: ahuntza
Horse: zaldia
Lion: lehoia
Monkey: Tximinoa
Mouse: sagua
Rabbit: untxia
Snake: sugea
Tiger: tigrea
Sheep (pl.): Ardiak.
Spider: Armiarma.
Insect: Intsektua. Zomorroa.
Mosquito: Eltxoa.
Butterfly: Pinpilinpauxa.
Bear: hartza
Animal: Animalia.
Farm: Baserria.
Forest: Basoa.

The following sentences might come in handy in a conversation when socializing or in a pet store.

I have a dog: Txakurra daukat.
She likes cats: Berak katuak ditu gogoko.
Tigers are fast: Tigreak azkarrak dira.
Monkeys are funny: Tximinoak barregarriak dira.
Do you have any animals?: Badaukazu animalirik?
Do you sell dog food?: Txakur jana saltzen duzu?

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