Topic: Swahili

"Kuku wazuri"

Translation:Good chickens

2/28/2017, 8:14:18 PM

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https://www.duolingo.com/John M.
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It should be "Kuku mzuri" since it's only one chicken.

2/28/2017, 8:14:18 PM
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Kuku is class 9/10 animate, so the plural is also "kuku". It is "wazuri" that shows there is more than one chicken.

6/21/2018, 7:53:31 PM
https://www.duolingo.com/manyofa
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Mbanga are you a kiswahili native speaker?

3/6/2017, 3:42:38 PM
https://www.duolingo.com/MugodaSimo
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shouldn't hen be accepted for "kuku"

8/21/2018, 7:14:35 PM
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Yes, it means the same.

8/21/2018, 10:21:23 PM
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