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How to say “tortoise” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 4 · Advanced
English
tortoise
Hausa translation
Kunkuru

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Ina karanta tatsuniya game da kunkuru marar haƙuri

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Examples

Mun sha miyar kunkuru.

We ate some turtle soup.

Mun sami kunkuru a gonar.

We found a turtle in the garden.

Kunkuru na ƙwansa a cikin ƙasa.

Turtles lay their eggs in the sand.

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