Baba Diere - Baby Animals
| kalf (beeste, buffels, ens.) | • | calf (cow, buffalo, etc.) |
| hondjie (honde) | • | puppy (dogs) |
| katjie, kaatjie (katte) | • | kitten (cats) |
| paddavissie (padda) | • | tadpole (frog) |
| kuiken (voëls, pluimvee) | • | chick (birds, poultry) |
| welpie (beer, wolf) | • | cub (bear, wolf) |
| baba bokkie (bok) | • | kid (goat) |
| vulletjie (rendier) | • | fawn (deer) |
| vul, vulletjie (zebra, donkie, perd) | • | foal (zebra, donkey, horse) |
| lam, lammetjie (skaap) | • | lamb (sheep) |
| baba varkie (vark) | • | piglet (pig) |
| baba hasie (haas) | • | bunny (rabbit, hare) |
Adding 'baba' before an animal name also does the job. Making the animal term a diminutive, adds effect. e.g. slang (snake) > baba slang > baba slangetjie.