Swahili
king'oto
kin-GO-to
How to say it
Swahiliking'otokin-GO-tosoon
Englishwoodpeckersoon
Frenchpicsoon
Meaning
a bird that pecks holes in tree trunks with its bill, a woodpecker; a variant of kigogota.
Good to know
a variant of kigogota.
Examples
- Tulisikia king'oto kikigonga mti.We heard a woodpecker knocking on a tree.
- King'oto kinatafuta wadudu kwenye gome la mti.The woodpecker searches for insects in the tree bark.
- Je, umewahi kuona king'oto msituni?Have you ever seen a woodpecker in the forest?
- King'oto kiliruka kutoka mti mmoja hadi mwingine.The woodpecker flew from one tree to another.
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