kitendawili
kee-teh-ndah-WEE-lee
How to say it
Swahilikitendawilikee-teh-ndah-WEE-leesoon
Englishriddle
Frenchdevinette
Meaning
A short puzzle in words that the listeners must solve, told for fun, especially by children and in the evening.
Good to know
Plural vitendawili, with ki/vi agreement. The teller opens with Kitendawili! and the listeners answer Tega!; kutegua kitendawili is to solve it.
Examples
- Babu alitutegea kitendawili kigumu.Grandfather set us a hard riddle.
- Watoto walipenda kutegeana vitendawili jioni.The children liked to set each other riddles in the evening.
- Hakuna aliyeweza kutegua kitendawili hicho.Nobody could solve that riddle.
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