| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | m/wa‐class |
| Plural | wanyama |
| Afrikaans | dier |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kafshë |
| Catalan | animal |
| Czech | zvíře; živočich |
| Danish | dyr |
| Dutch | dier |
| English | animal |
| Esperanto | animalo |
| Faeroese | djór; dýr |
| French | animal |
| German | Tier; Lebewesen |
| Greek | ζώα |
| Hawaiian | holoholona |
| Hungarian | állat |
| Icelandic | dýr |
| Italian | animale |
| Jamaican Patois | animal |
| Latin | animal |
| Low German | deer |
| Luxemburgish | Déier |
| Norwegian | dyr |
| Papiamento | animal |
| Polish | zwierzak; zwierzę |
| Portuguese | animal |
| Romanian | animal |
| Saterland Frisian | Diert |
| Scottish Gaelic | ainmhidh |
| Spanish | animal |
| Sranan | meti |
| Swedish | djur |
| Tagalog | hayop |
| Thai | สัตว์ |
| Turkish | hayvan; hayvansal |
| Welsh | anifail |
| West Frisian | dier |
| Yiddish | חיה |