Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Africa has 2,000+ languages—no single "African word." Here are terms from major language families:
| Language | Family | Word for Hedgehog |
|---|---|---|
| Amharic | Afro-Asiatic | ጥንዚዛ (tənəzəza) |
| Akan (Twi) | Niger-Congo | kontomire |
| Bambara | Mande | sanga |
| Bemba | Bantu | inungu |
| Chichewa | Bantu | mpini |
| Gikuyu | Bantu | ithuri |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | mikiya |
| Igbo | Niger-Congo | anụ ọhịa |
| Kiswahili | Bantu | nungunungu |
| Lingala | Bantu | likonde |
| Sesotho | Bantu | noha |
| Shona | Bantu | tsvimbo |
| Wolof | Atlantic | kharakhara |
| Xhosa | Bantu | intlanzenze |
| Yoruba | Niger-Congo | èhà |
| Zulu | Bantu | inungu |