Swahili
shundi
SHUN-di
How to say it
SwahilishundiSHUN-disoon
Englishcoucalsoon
Frenchcoucalsoon
Meaning
a coucal, a kind of large ground-dwelling bird, also called dudumizi or tipitipi.
Good to know
shundi (kind ofbird, coucal). ( = dudumizi, tipitipi.)
Examples
- Shundi aliita kwa sauti ya chini kichakani.The coucal called with a low voice in the bushes.
- Watoto waliona shundi akitembea ardhini.The children saw the coucal walking on the ground.
- Je, shundi hula wadudu tu?Does the coucal eat only insects?
- Hawakumwona shundi msimu huu wa mvua.They did not see the coucal this rainy season.
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