A presentation on common onomatopoeia, given at the Ihanzu Symposium. Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. Acknowledgement and citation: Holmes, Amber. 2023. Common Onomatopoeia in Ihanzu. Talk given at the Ihanzu Symposium 2023, Bielefeld University, Germany. 29/09/2023.