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Swahili

vikwato

vee-KWAH-toh

How to say it

Swahilivikwatovee-KWAH-tohsoon
Englishsmall hoofssoon
Frenchpetits sabotssoon

Meaning

Small hoofs, diminutive of kwato/ukwato.

Good to know

plural of kikwato (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

  • Mbuzi wachanga wana vikwato vyembamba.Young goats have narrow small hoofs.
  • Vikwato vya mwana-kondoo vilikuwa bado laini.The lamb's small hoofs were still soft.
  • Fundi alichunga vikwato vya wanyama kabla ya soko.The herder tended the animals' small hoofs before the market.

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