| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | nigr·a gnu·o |
| Afrikaans | swartwildebees |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nyu de cua blanca |
| Danish | hvidhalet gnu |
| Dutch | witstaartgnoe |
| English | black wildebeest; white‐tailed gnu; white‐tailed wildebeest; black gnu |
| Finnish | valkohäntägnuu |
| French | gnou noir; gnou à queue blanche |
| German | Weißschwanzgnu |
| Italian | gnu dalla coda bianco |
| Portuguese | gnu‐de‐cauda‐branca; boi‐cavalo‐de‐cauda‐branca |
| Russian | чёрный гну; белохвостый гну |
| Spanish | ñu negro; ñu de cola blanca |
| Swedish | vitsvansad gnu |