Swahili
wiko
WEE-koh
How to say it
SwahiliwikoWEE-kohsoon
Englishcockcrowsoon
Frenchchant du coqsoon
Meaning
the crowing of a rooster, especially at dawn.
Good to know
(or wiko la jogoo) cockcrow; (mawiko) the morning crowing of cocks
Examples
- Tuliamka kwa wiko wa jogoo.We woke up to the rooster's crowing.
- Je, ulisikia wiko wa jogoo leo asubuhi?Did you hear the rooster's crow this morning?
- Hakuna wiko uliosikika shambani leo.No crowing was heard on the farm today.
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