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How do you say giraffe in Swahili?

Giraffe is twiga.

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Why: Twiga means giraffe. You will hear it often on safari in Kenya and Tanzania.

Huh, didn't know that: Game parks, where you are most likely to spot a twiga, are called mbuga za wanyama.

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The giraffe won the spelling bee because twiga starts with T, for tall.
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Answer: Twiga. Twiga means giraffe. You will hear it often on safari in Kenya and Tanzania.

  1. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 50 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_50.pdf
    twiga [giraffe]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 50 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_50.pdf
    punda milia [zebra]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 50 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_50.pdf
    mbuga za wanyama [game reserves; game parks]
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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