owl

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[English Word] African grass owl

[English Plural] African grass owls

[Taxonomy] Tyto capensis

[Swahili Word] bundi-mbuga

[Swahili Plural] bundi-mbuga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] African long-eared owl

[English Plural] African long-eared owls

[Taxonomy] Asio abyssinicus

[Swahili Word] bundi masikio-marefu

[Swahili Plural] bundi masikio-marefu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] New proposed name

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[English Word] African marsh owl

[English Plural] African marsh owls

[Taxonomy] Asio capensis

[Swahili Word] bundi-maji

[Swahili Plural] bundi-maji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] African scops owl

[English Plural] African scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus senegalensis

[Swahili Word] mtiti wa Afrika

[Swahili Plural] mititi wa Afrika

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] African wood owl

[English Plural] African wood owls

[Taxonomy] Strix woodfordii

[Swahili Word] bundi-msitu

[Swahili Plural] bundi-msitu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] barn owl

[English Plural] barn owls

[Taxonomy] Tyto alba

[Swahili Word] bundi babawatoto

[Swahili Plural] bundi babawatoto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] barred owlet

[English Plural] barred owlets

[Taxonomy] Glaucidium capense

[Swahili Word] kitaumande miraba

[Swahili Plural] vitaumande miraba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] Cape eagle owl

[English Plural] Cape eagle owls

[Taxonomy] Bubo capensis

[Swahili Word] kungwi kusi

[Swahili Plural] makungwi kusi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] New proposed name

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[English Word] eagle owl

[English Plural] eagle owls

[Taxonomy] Bubo spp.

[Swahili Word] fufumbizi

[Swahili Plural] fufumbizi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] Eurasian scops owl

[English Plural] Eurasian scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus scops

[Swahili Word] mtiti wa Ulaya

[Swahili Plural] mititi wa Ulaya

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] owl (species of)

[English Plural] owl

[Swahili Word] babewana

[Swahili Plural] babewana

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] Owl species traditionally believed to cause convulsions in a child when settling on the roof (most likely the African barn owl, Tyto alba affinis)

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[English Word] owl (species of)

[English Plural] owls

[Swahili Word] babewatoto

[Swahili Plural] babewatoto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] Owl species traditionally believed to cause convulsions in a child when settling on the roof (most likely the African barn owl, Tyto alba affinis)

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[English Word] owl (species of)

[Swahili Word] vumatiti

[Part of Speech] noun

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] pearl-spotted owlet

[English Plural] pearl-spotted owlets

[Taxonomy] Glaucidium perlatum

[Swahili Word] kitaumande madoa

[Swahili Plural] vitaumande madoa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] Pel's fishing owl

[English Plural] Pel's fishing owls

[Taxonomy] Scotopelia peli

[Swahili Word] bundi mlasamaki

[Swahili Plural] bundi mlasamaki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] Pemba scops owl

[English Plural] Pemba scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus pembaensis

[Swahili Word] mtiti wa Pemba

[Swahili Plural] mititi wa Pemba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] red-chested owlet

[English Plural] red-chested owlets

[Taxonomy] Glaucidium tephronotum

[Swahili Word] kitaumande kidari-chekundu

[Swahili Plural] vitaumande kidari-chekundu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] New proposed name

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[English Word] scops owl

[English Plural] scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus sp.

[Swahili Word] kilio

[Swahili Plural] vilio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -lia

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] screech owl

[English Plural] screech owls

[Swahili Word] kipasuasanda

[Swahili Plural] vipasuasanda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -pasua; sanda

[English Definition] bird of ill omen (which tears the shroud)

[Swahili Definition] ndege wa kisirani (ambaye hupasua sanda)

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] short-eared owl

[English Plural] shorted-eared owls

[Taxonomy] Asio flammeus

[Swahili Word] bundi masikio-mafupi

[Swahili Plural] bundi masikio-mafupi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] New proposed name

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[English Word] Sokoke scops owl

[English Plural] Sokoke scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus ireneae

[Swahili Word] mtiti wa Sokoke

[Swahili Plural] mititi wa Sokoke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] spotted eagle owl

[English Plural] spotted eagle owls

[Taxonomy] Bubo africanus

[Swahili Word] kungwi

[Swahili Plural] makungwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] Usambara eagle owl

[English Plural] Usambara eagle owls

[Taxonomy] Bubo vosseleri

[Swahili Word] kokoko wa Usambara

[Swahili Plural] kokoko wa Usambara

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

[Note] New proposed name

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[English Word] Verreaux's eagle owl

[English Plural] Verreaux's eagle owls

[Taxonomy] Bubo lacteus

[Swahili Word] kokoko

[Swahili Plural] kokoko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Terminology] ornithology

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[English Word] white-faced scops owl

[English Plural] white-faced scops owls

[Taxonomy] Otus leucotis

[Swahili Word] mtiti uso-mweupe

[Swahili Plural] mititi uso-mweupe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4an

[Terminology] ornithology

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