Swahili
kigotagota
ki-go-ta-GO-ta
How to say it
Swahilikigotagotaki-go-ta-GO-tasoon
Englishwoodpeckersoon
Frenchpicsoon
Meaning
a woodpecker, a bird that pecks holes in trees, a variant of kigogota.
Good to know
see kigogota
Examples
- Kigotagota kilikuwa kikigonga mti asubuhi hii.A woodpecker was pecking at the tree this morning.
- Kigotagota hiki kina rangi gani?What color is this woodpecker?
- Hatukusikia kigotagota tena baada ya msitu kukatwa.We did not hear the woodpecker again after the forest was cut down.
- Watoto walimwona kigotagota akitoboa gome la mti.The children saw the woodpecker drilling into the tree bark.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.