Swahili
kalakonje
ka-la-KO-nje
How to say it
Swahilikalakonjeka-la-KO-njesoon
Englishwild catsoon
Frenchchat sauvagesoon
Meaning
a kind of small wild cat.
Good to know
kalakonje (kind of wild cat). kalala, karara (ma-) woody covering of the flower-stem of the coconut (used as fire- wood)
Examples
- Wakulima walimwona kalakonje karibu na zizi la kuku.Farmers saw a wild cat near the chicken coop.
- Kalakonje huwinda usiku.The wild cat hunts at night.
- Je, kalakonje ni hatari kwa mifugo midogo?Is the wild cat dangerous to small livestock?
- Tulisikia sauti ya kalakonje msituni.We heard the sound of a wild cat in the forest.
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