xayawaan [-ka] - l'animal
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| ey [-ga] / eyo | dog(s) | chien(s) |
| magac, (ey yar) | puppy | le chiot |
| bisad [-a], yaanyuur [-ta], mukulaal |
cat | le chat |
| mukulaal yar | kitten | le chaton |
| jiir [-ka], doolli [-ga] | rat, mouse | le rat, la souris |
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| geel [-ka] / geeleel | camel | le chameau |
| hal [ha-sha] / halo | female camel(s) | chamelle(s) |
| nirig / nirigyo | young camel | jeune chameau |
| dameer [-ka] / dameerro | donkey(s) | âne(s) |
| faras [-ka] / fardo | horse(s) | le cheval / les chevaux |
| geenyo [geeny-ada] / geenyooyin | mare | la jument |
| darmaan | foal, (colt) | le poulain |
| dibi [-ga] / dibiyo | ox(en) | bœuf(s) |
| dibi-geeslihiyo | zebu | le zébu |
| jiid | bull | le taureau |
| sac [-a] / saco | cow(s) | vache(s) |
| wel / welo | calf / calves | veau(x) |
| wan [-ka] / wanan | ram | le bélier |
| ido [id-aha] | sheep | mouton(s) |
| ido dheylo' ah | lamb | l'agneau |
| lax [-da] / laxo | ewe(s) | la/les brebis |
| orgi [-ga] / orgiyo | Billy goat(s) | bouc(s) |
| ri [-da] / ari, ariyo | goat(s) | chèvre(s) |
| doofaar [-ka] / doofaarro | pig(s) | cochon(s), porc(s) |
| bakayle, bakeyle [bakayl-aha, bakeyl-aha] |
rabbit, hare | le lapin, lièvre |
| faranfar | mole | la taupe |
| yaadaddo | hedgehog | le hérisson |
| dabagaale, tukulush | squirrel | l'écureuil |
| dawaco [dawac-ada], dacawo / dacawooyin |
fox | le renard |
| yeey [-da] | wolf | le loup |
| madaxkuti madaxkuti yar |
bear bear cub |
l'ours l'ourson |
| goodir / goodirro | deer | le cerf |
shimbir(o) - bird(s) - oiseau(x)
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| buul shimbireed, [buul-ka] | nest | le nid |
| gorgor | eagle, vulture | l'aigle, le vautour |
| turki, gugley / gugleyo | turkey(s) | dindon(s), dinde(s) |
| diiq [dii-ga] | rooster, (cock) | le coq |
| digaagad / digaagaddo, dooro | hen(s) | poule(s) |
| bolobolo, xuur | duck | le canard |
| shimbir la rabeysto, shimbir baded |
goose | l'oie |
cayayaan [-ka] - insect - l'insecte
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| quraansho | ants | fourmis |
| dundun [-ta] | anthill | fourmilière |
| nooc ayaxa ka mid ah | locust, cricket | le criquet |
| jirriqaa, koronkorro [koronkorr-ada] | grasshopper | la sauterelle |
| diqsi [-ga], (duulid) | fly | la mouche |
| balanbaalis [-ta] / balanbaalisyo | butterfly | le papillon |
| haad | dragonfly | la libellule |
| shinni-ilaaliye | beekeeper | l'apiculteur |
| shinni [-dda] | bee(s) | abeille(s) |
| jirac, tusbaali, xoon [-ka] | wasp | la guêpe |
| kaneeco [kaneec-ada] | mosquitoes | les moustiques |
| baranbaro(oyin) | cockroach(es) | cafard(s) |
| caaro [caar-ada] xuub-caaro |
spider spider web, cobweb |
l'araignée la toile d'araignée |
| daboqalooc(yo) | scorpion(s) | " |
malaay, kaluun [-ka] / kaluunyo
fish(es) - poisson(s)
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| tuuna, toono | tuna | le thon |
| libaax bedeed/bedeedyo | shark | le requin |
| hoombaro | dolphin | le dauphin |
| nibiri | whale | la baleine |
| naasley badda ku nool | seal | le phoque |
| diin [-ka] / diinaan, diin diin [Southern Somalia] |
turtle, tortoise | la tortue |
| carsaanyo | crab | le crabe |
| bocoologale | snail | l'escargot |
| dixiri / dixiriyo | earthworm | le ver de terre |
| mas [-ka] / masas | snake(s) | serpent(s) |
| qalanjis / qalanjiso | lizard | le lézard |
| rah weyn | toad | le crapaud |
| rah [-a], hare / hareyaal | frog | la grenouille |
beerta xayawaanka
zoological garden - le jardin zoologique
| af Soomaaliga | English | français |
| daanyeer [-ka] / daanyeerro | monkey(s) | singe(s) |
| fiidmeer [-ta] / fiidmeerto | bat(s) | chauve(s)-souris |
| baqbaqaaq [baqbaqaa-ga] | parrot | le perroquet |
| gorayo / gorayoyin | ostrich | l'autruche |
| libaax [-a] / libaaxyo | lion(s) | " |
| libaaxad [-da] | lioness | la lionne |
| libaax yar | lion's cub | le lionceau |
| haramcad, (harimacad) | cheetah | le guépard |
| waraabe [waraab-aha] / waarabeyaal, dhurwaay |
hyena | la hyène |
| dawaco | jackal | le chacal |
| deero / deeroyin | la gazelle | |
| dameer/dameerro farow | zebra(s) | zèbre(s) |
| géri [-ga], gerí | giraffe | la girafe |
| maroodi [-ga] / maroodiyo | elephant(s) | éléphant(s) |
| wiyil [wiyi-sha] | rhinoceros | le rhinocéros |
| jeer [-ta] | hippopotamus | l'hippopotame |
| yaxaas [-ka] / yaxaasyo | crocodile(s) | " |