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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