| English | Afrikaans |
|---|
| herring | ⇆ harder; ⇆ haring |
| Cape herring | ⇆ harder |
| draw a red herring across the track | ⇆ die aandag van die saak aflei |
| draw a red herring across the trail | ⇆ van die spoor bring |
| herring barrel | ⇆ haringvaatjie |
| herring buss | ⇆ haringbuis |
| herring fleet | ⇆ haringvloot |
| herring net | ⇆ haringnet |
| herring season | ⇆ haringtyd |
| herring smack | ⇆ haringbootjie |
| herring whale | ⇆ rorkwal |
| kippered herring | ⇆ gerookte haring; ⇆ rookharing |
| neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring | ⇆ vis nòg vlees |
| neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring | ⇆ vis nòg vlees |
| pickled herring | ⇆ pekelharing |
| red herring | ⇆ bokkem |
| salt herring | ⇆ southaring |
| herringbone | ⇆ haringgraat |
| herring‐curer | ⇆ haringkaker |
| herring‐fisher | ⇆ haringvanger |
| herring‐fishery | ⇆ haringvangs; ⇆ haringvissery |
| herring‐fishing | ⇆ haringvangs |