| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| aap | ⇆ ape; ⇆ monkey; ⇆ simian |
| al dra ’n aap ’n goue ring, hy is en bly ’n lelike ding | ⇆ fine feathers don’t make fine birds |
| die aap uit die mou laat kom | ⇆ let the cat out of the bag; ⇆ talk out of one’s turn; ⇆ give the show away; ⇆ spill the beans |
| dit weet die aap se stert | ⇆ everybody knows it; ⇆ that is self‐evident |
| Indiese aap | ⇆ rhesus |
| ’n aap in ’n porseleinkas | ⇆ a bull in a china shop |
| ’n aap wees | ⇆ be stupid |
| speel aap was is jy ’n mooie jonge | ⇆ flatter somebody |
| aapbrood | ⇆ monkey‐bread |
| aapgesig | ⇆ pug face |
| aapkooi | ⇆ monkey cage |
| aapmens | ⇆ ape‐man; ⇆ pithecanthrope |
| aapnatuur | ⇆ monkeyism |
| aapsekos | ⇆ candlewood |
| aapstert | ⇆ sjambok; ⇆ chain‐wrench; ⇆ rascal; ⇆ jackanapes |
| aapstreke | ⇆ monkey tricks; ⇆ monkeyism |
| aaptuin | ⇆ monkey‐house |
| apie | ⇆ little monkey; ⇆ infant; ⇆ cane; ⇆ loris |
| baardaap | ⇆ wanderoo |
| blouaap | ⇆ velvet monkey |
| grootooraap | ⇆ tamarin |
| halfaap | ⇆ lemur |
| lemuraap | ⇆ macaco |
| makaakaap | ⇆ macaco |
| mantelaap | ⇆ capuchin monkey; ⇆ cebus monkey |
| mensaap | ⇆ anthrpoid; ⇆ anthrpoid ape; ⇆ man‐ape |
| neusaap | ⇆ nasalis; ⇆ proboscis monkey; ⇆ large‐nosed monkey; ⇆ nose‐ape |
| rolaap | ⇆ capuchin monkey; ⇆ cebus monkey; ⇆ cebus |
| slingeraap | ⇆ spider‐monkey |
| syaap | ⇆ lion‐monkey |
| tekenaap | ⇆ pantograph; ⇆ pentagraph |
| vosaap | ⇆ lemur |