Swahili
vigotagota
vee-goh-tah-GOH-tah
How to say it
Swahilivigotagotavee-goh-tah-GOH-tahsoon
Englishwoodpeckerssoon
Frenchpicssoon
Meaning
Woodpeckers, birds that peck holes in trees, a variant of kigogota.
Good to know
plural of kigotagota (ki-/vi- class); variant of vigogota.
Examples
- Vigotagota vilipigapiga miti asubuhi na mapema.The woodpeckers were pecking at the trees early in the morning.
- Vigotagota hivi vinatafuta wadudu ndani ya magome ya miti.These woodpeckers search for insects inside tree bark.
- Je, umewahi kusikia sauti ya vigotagota msituni?Have you ever heard the sound of woodpeckers in the forest?
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