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Swahili

dudumizi

du-du-MI-zi

How to say it

Swahilidudumizidu-du-MI-zisoon
Englishcoucalsoon
Frenchcoucalsoon

Meaning

the coucal, a large ground-dwelling bird, also called tipitipi.

Good to know

dudumizi (kind of bird, coucal). (= tipitipi.)

Examples

  • Dudumizi aliimba asubuhi mapema.The coucal sang early in the morning.
  • Tuliona dudumizi akitembea nyasini.We saw a coucal walking in the grass.
  • Je, unafahamu sauti ya dudumizi?Do you know the coucal's call?

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