"loaghtan" [primitive sheep]
baagh(tagh), bioagh, cretoor(agh) - animal
| Gaelg | English | français |
| lhee baagh | veterinarian | le vétérinaire |
| coill, coo, moddey quallian, sowin(-çhoo) |
dog puppy |
le chien le chiot |
| kayt, screeberagh, screeberey (brey) pishin, pishanagh |
cat kitten |
le chat le chaton |
| roddan / roddayn | rat(s) | " |
| lonnag, lugh(eraght) | mouse | la souris |
| Gaelg | English | français |
| assyl | donkey, (ass) | l'âne |
| cabbyl-assyl, lieh-assyl | mule | le mulet |
| cabbyl, marksleih | horse | le cheval |
| collagh, grihder | stallion | l'étalon |
| laair | mare | la jument |
| (brey) sharragh | foal | le poulain |
| sharragh-woirrin | filly | la pouliche |
| garran, giarran | pony | le poney |
| tarroo oaldey, booa oaldey, ollagh oaldey |
buffalo | le buffle |
| dow | ox | le bœuf |
| bulley, tarroo, scooirey as glenney |
bull | le taureau |
| booa, bwoirrinagh, cur smaght er, ollagh |
cow | la vache |
| (crackan) lheiy | calf | le veau |
| heifer | colbagh, gounagh | la génisse |
| rea | ram | le bélier |
| keyrrey, kirree oasht |
sheep ewe |
le mouton la brebis |
| (brey/feill) eayn | lamb | l'agneau |
| goayr | goat | la chèvre |
| goayr irryn, bock goayr, foayr firryn |
Billy goat | le bouc |
| insh breag (da), mannan, paitçhey |
kid | le chevreau |
| muc, muck, muickey, muigey muc arkagh/aail |
pig sow |
le porc, le cochon la truie |
| ark, bannoo | piglet | le porcelet |
| Gaelg | English | français |
| towl(aghey) | burrow | le terrier |
| conning, conneeyn | rabbit | le lapin |
| quallian conning | young rabbit | le lapereau |
| cleaysh liauyr, fer ny cleaysh mooar, loaghtyn beg, mwaagh |
hare | le lièvre |
| boalley marrey, fahrane, kyaghan |
mole | la taupe |
| arkan sonney, graynoge | hedgehog | le hérisson |
| brock | badger | le blaireau |
| dooarchoo, doourchoo | beaver | le castor |
| roddan biljagh | squirrel | l'écureuil |
| shynnee, shynnagh | fox | le renard |
| shynnagh bwoirryn | vixen | la renarde |
| quallian shynnee | fox cub | le renardeau |
| filliu, moddey oaldey | wolf | le loup |
| filliu bwoirryn, moddey oaldey bwoirryn |
she-wolf | la louve |
| lynks | bobcat | le lynx |
| maghouin | bear | l'ours |
| maghouin bane | polar bear | l'ours blanc |
| maghauin lheeah | le grizzly | |
| maghouin Sheenagh | le panda | |
| quallian maghouin | bear cub | l'ourson |
| feeaih (firryn) feeaih bwoirrin / bwoirryn |
deer, hart doe, hind |
le cerf la biche |
| feeaih bwoirryn | hind, doe | la biche |
| minjeig | fawn | le faon |
ushag - bird - l'oiseau
| Gaelg | English | français |
| edd | nest | le nid |
| peesh jeih dollar, urley | eagle | l'aigle |
| cur neese, jannoo cadjerys, shawk(eyragh), stannair, shirragh |
hawk, falcon | le faucon |
| ushag chonvayrtagh | vulture | le vautour |
| feeagh (mooar) | raven crow |
le corbeau la corneille |
| madje, pieanat | magpie | la pie |
| calmane, colmane | dove | la colombe, le pigeon |
| calmane coe, turtur | turtledove | la tourterelle |
| kellagh keylley, kiark cheylley | pheasant | le faisan |
| kiark rhennee, patrag | partridge | la perdrix |
| kellagh frangagh | turkey | le dindon, la dinde |
| kellagh aalin/eairkagh | peacock | le paon |
| kellagh (ny giark) eean kellee, kellagh aeg |
rooster cockerel |
le coq le coquelet |
| kiark | hen | la poule |
| eean | chick | le poussin |
| thunnag(yn) | duck(s) | canard(s) |
| thunnag irryn, kellagh thunnag |
drake | le canard mâle |
| guiy / guoiee | goose / geese | oie(s) |
| kellagh guiy | gander | le jars |
| olla, ollay | swan | le cygne |
beisteig, meeyl / cretooryn beggey
insecte(s)
| Gaelg | English | français |
| sniengan / sniengyn crongan sniengan |
ant(s) anthill |
fourmi(s) la fourmilière |
| sniengan bane | le termite | |
| piobeyr freoaie, çhicada | cicada | la cigale |
| lhiemmeyderyn faiyr | cricket, (locust) | le criquet |
| lhiemmeyder glass, folleyder |
grasshopper | la sauterelle |
| keead-choshagh | centipede | le mille-pattes |
| beisht(eig), snaie (scrod), tayrneyder |
worm | le ver |
| diane | earthworm | le ver de terre |
| meeyl, quill | midge, gnat | le moucheron |
| quaillag(yn) | fly / flies | mouche(s) |
| clegg, croagan | horse fly | le taon |
| praddag, queeyl oltagh | caterpillar | la chenille |
| follican, foillycan | butterfly | le papillon |
| snaid vooar | dragonfly | la libellule |
| lamprag | firefly | la luciole |
| deyllag vreck | ladybug, (ladybird) | la coccinelle |
| shellaneyr | beekeeper | l'apiculteur |
| shellaneyrys, thie shellan, ynnyd hellan |
apiary | le rucher |
| shelleig | beehive | la ruche |
| shellan breck | bumblebee | le bourdon |
| shellan(yn) | bee(s) | abeille(s) |
| shellan cabbyl | wasp | la guêpe |
| shellan mooar | hornet | le frelon |
| corveeyl | mosquito | le moustique |
| ingagh chorveeyl | mosquito net | la moustiquaire |
| carthan, (chartan) | tick | la tique |
| dreeym-lheeah, (meeyl) | louse / lice | les poux |
| snieg, snieng | louse eggs | les lentes |
| jargan | flea | la puce |
| caraig, deyll feohdagh | cockroach | le cafard, la blatte |
| doo-oallee, feeder feegan |
spider spider web |
l'araignée la toile d'araignée |
| fadeyrag padjerey, mantys crauee, meeyl chrauee |
praying mantis | la mante religieuse |
| scorp | le scorpion |
eeast - fish - le poisson
| Gaelg | English | français |
| tuna | " | le thon |
| sharkagh / sharkee | shark(s) | requin(s) |
| perkin(yn) | dolphin(s) | dauphin(s) |
| garmanagh, muc varrey | porpoise | le marsouin |
| muc varrey | whale | la baleine |
| raun | seal | le phoque |
| quallian raun | young seal | le blanchon |
| coo ny marrey | walrus | le morse |
| hoght-choshagh, oghtapus | octopus | la pieuvre, le poulpe |
| dyachlym | squid | le calmar |
| peie vreinn | cuttlefish | la seiche |
| smug rauney, slouree | jellyfish | la méduse |
| crossag varrey | sea star | l'étoile de mer |
| kione chiyt, kione kiyt, crockan traie |
urchin | l'oursin |
| shligganagh marrey, turtyl | turtle, tortoise | la tortue |
| shlig varrey / shligyn marrey | sea shell(s) | coquillage(s) |
| cayrn shliggagh, shliggane | conch | la conque |
| greimmeyder marrey | clam | la palourde |
| scolbey, roagan | scallop | coquille saint Jacques |
| gob doo | blue mussel | la moule |
| ooastyr | oyster | l'huître |
| pearlyn | pearls | les perles |
| crammag(yn) | snail(s) | escargot(s) |
| shilleen, sluggey | slug | la limace |
| fer lhee | leech | la sangsue |
| beisteig | le reptile | |
| aarnieu(yn), ardnieu(yn) | snake(s) | serpent(s) |
| aarnieu, aernieu, naaer | viper, adder | la vipère |
| aarnieu traastagh | boa constrictor | le boa constricteur |
| aarnieu traastey | le python | |
| cobrey | le cobra | |
| jialgheer, jiolgan leaghyr | lizard | le lézard |
| kameelyan | chameleon | le caméléon |
| lheimaghan, rannag, frug | frog | la grenouille |
| beayf, rannag ghoo | toad | le crapaud |
| rannag aeg, torbane | tadpole | le têtard |
garey baagh
zoological garden - le jardin zoologique
| Gaelg | English | français |
| apag(yn) | ape(s), monkey(s) | singe(s) |
| çhimpansee, apag ghooinoil |
chimpanzee | le chimpanzé |
| apey jiarg | orang-utan | l'orang-outan |
| craitnag | bat | la chauve-souris |
| parrad(yn) | parrot(s) | perroquet(s) |
| parrad stronnagh | le toucan | |
| budjee | budgerigar | la perruche |
| canaaree | canary | le canari |
| eean bing, ushag ving | humming bird | le colibri |
| eean roie, ostriçh | ostrich | l'autruche |
| leion / lioyn | lion(s) | " |
| leion bwoirrin | lioness | la lionne |
| quallian leion | lion cub | le lionceau |
| lepard | leopard | le léopard |
| coogar | panther | la panthère |
| lepard shelg | cheetah | le guépard |
| çheegyr, guilley cabbil, teigyr | tiger | le tigre |
| gaselle | la gazelle | |
| sheabrey / sheabraghyn, assyl schimmeigagh |
zebra(s) | zèbre(s) |
| camyl dronnag, drommeyder |
camel dromedary |
le chameau le dromadaire |
| mwannalagh / mwanaalee | giraffe(s) | girafe(s) |
| elefant(yn) | elephant(s) | éléphant(s) |
| feeackle | tusk, ivory | la défense, l'ivoire |
| strooh | trunk | la trompe |
| stroineairkagh | rhinoceros | le rhinocéros |
| cabbil/cabbyl awin | hippopotamus | l'hippopotame |
| croggyl / crogeeynyn | crocodile(s) | " |
| alligatyr | l'alligator |