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Swahili

vitandawili

vee-tahn-dah-WEE-lee

How to say it

Swahilivitandawilivee-tahn-dah-WEE-leesoon
Englishriddlessoon
Frenchdevinettessoon

Meaning

Riddles, traditional word puzzles posed as questions with clever answers.

Good to know

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

Examples

  • Babu alitusimulia vitandawili vingi usiku.Grandfather told us many riddles at night.
  • Unajua vitandawili gani vya kuchekesha?What funny riddles do you know?
  • Watoto hawakuweza kutatua vitandawili vile.The children could not solve those riddles.
  • Leo jioni tutashindana kwa vitandawili.This evening we will compete with riddles.

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