Dog, cat, horse, lion and other animals in Malagasy, with English translations.
| English | Malagasy |
|---|---|
| animal | biby |
| dog | alika |
| cat | saka |
| horse | soavaly |
| cow | omby |
| bull | ombilahy |
| pig | kisoa |
| sheep | ondry |
| goat | osy |
| donkey | ampondra |
| rabbit | bitro |
| mouse | totozy |
| rat | voalavo |
| hamster | — |
| lion | liona |
| tiger | trimo |
| elephant | elefanta |
| bear | orsa |
| wolf | amboadia |
| fox | amboahaolo |
| deer | diera |
| monkey | gidro |
| giraffe | — |
| zebra | zebra |
| camel | rameva |
| kangaroo | — |
| hippopotamus | — |
| rhinoceros | tokantandroka |
| gorilla | — |
| squirrel | — |
| hedgehog | — |
| bat | fania |
| snake | bibilava |
| lizard | androngo |
| crocodile | voay |
| turtle | sokatra |
| frog | sahona |
| dolphin | feso |
| whale | trozona |
| shark | akio |
7 of 40 entries are still missing in Malagasy (—) or have no direct equivalent.