Swahili
kawili
ka-WI-li
How to say it
Swahilikawilika-WI-lisoon
Englishshellfishsoon
Frenchcoquillagesoon
Meaning
a small shellfish.
Good to know
see ^kawa. kaya (ma-) kaya (kind of shellfish). kaya LZii.PJ town, village. kaya pi. of ukaya
Examples
- Watoto walikusanya kawili ufukweni.The children gathered shellfish on the beach.
- Mama alipika mchuzi wa kawili.Mother cooked a shellfish stew.
- Je, kawili hawa wanapatikana wakati wa maji kupwa?Are these shellfish found when the tide is out?
- Wavuvi walichuma kawili kwenye miamba.The fishermen picked shellfish off the rocks.
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