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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