Swahili
kitwitwi
keet-WEE-twee
How to say it
Swahilikitwitwikeet-WEE-tweesoon
Englishsandpipersoon
Frenchbécasseausoon
Meaning
a small wading bird found near water, the sandpiper.
Good to know
ornith. sandpiper
Examples
- Kitwitwi alikimbia ukingoni mwa ziwa akitafuta chakula.A sandpiper ran along the lake's edge searching for food.
- Tuliona makundi ya kitwitwi ufukweni asubuhi.We saw flocks of sandpipers on the shore in the morning.
- Kitwitwi hupenda maeneo yenye matope.Sandpipers like muddy areas.
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