baboon oor Xhosa

baboon

/bəˈbuːn/ naamwoord

(zoology) Mostly African primates. One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

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Large ground based monkey having doglike muzzles.

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“Reports of baboons and hyenas attacking communities in drought-stricken Somalia are becoming common,” states the Nairobi newspaper The East African.
Iphephandaba laseNairobi iThe East African lithi: “Kuthiwa ziya zixhaphaka iimfene neengcuka ezihlasel’ abantu kwimimandla yaseSomalia enembalela.”

Our guide calls our attention to a mother baboon carrying two babies, one at her back and the other at her breast.
Umkhenkethisi wethu usibonisa imazi yemfene ephethe abantwana bayo ababini, omnye usemqolo omnye usesifubeni.

Now the forests are also home to many primates, such as chimpanzees and baboons, while the savannas provide grazing for animals such as giraffes and Jackson’s hartebeests.
Ngoku, kumahlathi alapho kuhlala iitshimpanzi neemfene ngoxa emadlelweni kukho iindlulamthi neebhokhwe zasendle.

Above: Baboons and impalas form a mutual alarm system
Ngasentla: Iimfene nee-“impala” ziyalumkisana xa kusiza utshaba

“We already know that,” said Baboon and Monkey rolling their eyes.
“Kowu uthetha into esiyaziyo,” kwatsho uMfene noNkawu ngaxeshanye, begungquzisa amehlo abo.

“Phindulo,” said Monkey, “Baboon is being greedy.”
“Phindulo,” watsho uNkawu, “uMfene unyolukile kwaye unomgrunu.”

While we are eating, a large baboon takes a position on the bed of a pickup parked next to our car and boldly focuses on my lunch.
Ngoxa sisitya, imfene enkulu ihlala kwiveni emise ecaleni kwenqwelo-mafutha yethu ize ngesibindi ijonge ntsho ekutyeni kwam.

Besides elephants, we see buffalo, crocodiles, pukus, kudu, waterbuck, impalas, baboons, and warthogs.
Ngaphandle kweendlovu, sibona iinyathi, iingwenya, iipuku, amaqhude, uhlobo oluthile lwembabala yezihlabo (waterbuck), iimpala, iimfene neengxaku.

One of them describes human nature as “not very different from chimpanzee nature, gorilla nature, or baboon nature.”
Enye yazo ithi xa ichaza umntu “akahlukanga kangako kwi-chimpanzee, i-gorilla, okanye imfene.”

One fight over water left several baboons dead and some livestock raisers injured.
Kwafa iimfene eziliqela kwaza kwenzakala nabafuyi abathile xa kwakusiliwa ngamanzi.

Baboon made a spicy soup.
UMfene wenza isuphu enongiweyo.

In the middle of the clearing, he saw Baboon and Monkey shouting at each other.
Embindini weli bala wabona uMfene esilwa ngamazwi kunye noNkawu.

“Oh, please,” said Baboon.
“Owu, hayi suka ndincedeni,” watsho uMfene.

Far below on the rift floor, troops of baboons move slowly across the rough terrain, searching for insects, seeds, and scorpions.
Emazantsi alo mwonyo, imihlambi yeemfene ithe chu ukunqumla indawo enorhexe, ikhangela izinambuzane, iingcambu noonomadudwane.

In Lopé, mandrills, large baboons, congregate in huge groups that occasionally number over a thousand animals.
ELopé, iimfene ezinkulu ziyaqokelelana zide maxa wambi zibe liqela elingaphezu kwewaka.

These include lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, civet cats, elephants, bongos, dwarf forest buffalo, warthogs, waterbuck, duikers, genets, hartebeests, mongooses, baboons, various monkeys, roan antelope, porcupines, crocodiles, and snakes, including pythons.
Ezi ziquka iingonyama, amahlosi, iingcuka ezinemibala, iingada, iindlovu, iimbabala ezineempondo ezivulekileyo, inyathi encinane yehlathi, iingulube, iimbabala, iimpunzi, iigenets, amaxhama, iimongoose, iimfene, iintlobontlobo zeenkawu, iintlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo zamaxhama, iincanda, iingwenya neenyoka kuquka neenamba.

A leopard mother also tries to keep her cubs out of the sight of enemies, such as baboons.
Kwakhona ihlosi elingumama lizama ukugcina abantwana balo besendaweni enqabileyo kwiintshaba ezinjengeemfene.

On the plains of Africa, baboons and impalas often work together.
Kumathafa aseAfrika, iimfene neeimpala ngokuqhelekileyo ziyasebenzisana.

suggested Baboon.
wacebisa watsho uMfene.

Other baboons pass by, along with some antelope and a warthog, and finally four elephants appear on top of a hill close by.
Ezinye iimfene ziyadlula, kunye neenyamakazi eziliqela nengulube, ekugqibeleni kuvela iindlovu ezine phezu kwenduli ekufuphi nalapho.

Baboon and Monkey smiled happily.
UMfene noNkawu bancuma ngolonwabo.

“Oh, please,” said Baboon.
“Owu, hayi suka ngumoya lowo,” watsho uMfene.

Baboon gave Monkey a big hug.
UMfene wamanga ngobubele uNkawu.

In forested areas baboons, gorillas, and monkeys abound.
Kumahlathi alapho kuzele iimfene iigorila neenkawu.

A mother baboon carrying two babies
Imazi yemfene ephethe abantwana ababini