kongoni
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of kongoni
Swahili
Example Sentences
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When they do, dealers and collectors circle them as a lion would a baby kongoni on the African plain.
From Economist • Dec. 15, 2009
"Pooh!" says the kongoni himself, after a good look, "pooh! pooh!" with the most insulting inflection.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
Suppose you say to yourself that the porters have had no meat for several days and that it might be well to shoot a kongoni.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.
And then how the hunter curses at the kongoni, who has stopped some little distance away and is regarding him with that quaint, lugubriously funny look.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.
"To-morrow we want kongoni for boys' meat, or zebra; and some meat for masters-Tommy, impala, oribi," and Memba Sasa knew as well as I did what we needed to fill out our trophy collection.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
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