"twiga" meaning in Swahili

See twiga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-twiga.flac Forms: twiga class IX [canonical], twiga class X [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà. Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga, Kabwa entwiga. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ntʊ̀ìgà|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà, {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro|*ntʊ̀ìgà}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà, {{cog|ki|ndũiga}} Kikuyu ndũiga, {{cog|rw|twiga}} Rwanda-Rundi twiga, {{cog|sn|twiza}} Shona twiza, {{cog|rub|ntwi̱ga}} Gungu ntwi̱ga, {{cog|ikz|itwiga}} Ikizu itwiga, {{cog|cwa|entwiga}} Kabwa entwiga Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} twiga class IX (plural twiga class X)
  1. giraffe Wikipedia link: sw:twiga Categories (lifeform): Even-toed ungulates
    Sense id: en-twiga-sw-noun-a7fgZ0Rx Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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