* In Amharic, the word for hedgehog is ጥንዚዛ (tənəzəza).
* In Akan, the word for hedgehog is kontomire.
* In Bambara, the word for hedgehog is sanga.
* In Bemba, the word for hedgehog is inungu.
* In Chichewa, the word for hedgehog is mpini.
* In Gikuyu, the word for hedgehog is ithuri.
* In Igbo, the word for hedgehog is anụ ọhịa.
* In Hausa, the word for hedgehog is mikiya.
* In Kiswahili, the word for hedgehog is nungunungu.
* In Lingala, the word for hedgehog is likonde.
* In Sesotho, the word for hedgehog is noha.
* In Shona, the word for hedgehog is tsvimbo.
* In Wolof, the word for hedgehog is kharakhara.
* In Xhosa, the word for hedgehog is intlanzenze.
* In Yoruba, the word for hedgehog is èhà.
These are just a few of the words that are used for hedgehog in different African languages. There are likely many other words that are used in other languages that are not listed here.