riddle

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[English Word] ask a riddle

[Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -tega

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[English Word] pose riddles to each other

[Swahili Word] -pigana mafambo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] hatukuja kupigana mafumbo hapa [Moh]

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] fumbo

[Swahili Plural] mafumbo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] -fumba

[English Example] put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it (proverb)

[Swahili Example] fumbo mfumbe mjinga mwerevu huligangua (methali)

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] kitendawili

[Swahili Plural] vitendawili

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -tenda, wili

[English Example] an example of a riddle is, "my house has no door." the answer is, "an egg"

[Swahili Example] mfano wa kitendawili ni, "nyumba yangu haina mlango." jibu lake ni "yai"

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[English Word] riddle

[English Plural] riddles

[Swahili Word] tambo

[Swahili Plural] matambo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -tambua

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[English Word] speak in riddles

[Swahili Word] -fumba maneno

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] maneno

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