Nyumba yangu haina mlango, lakini watu huingia. (My house has no door, yet people enter.) Jibu: Yai. (Egg – you break it to enter.)
Niliona mti ukiwa na matawi kumi na mawili, kila tawi lina nyumba nne. (I saw a tree with twelve branches, each branch has four houses.) Jibu: Mwaka. (Year – 12 months, 4 weeks per month.) 3. Vitendawili kuhusu Vitu vya Nyumbani (Household Items) Kitendawili: Nina mke wangu, kila ninapotoka mimi humpiga. (I have my wife, whenever I leave, I beat her.) Jibu: Kikapu na mteja. (Basket and strap – you tap the basket to tighten the strap.) Note: Some modern audiences find this violent, so use the traditional wording carefully. mfano wa vitendawili
Ndugu zetu wazungu wamevaa kanzu ndefu. (Our white relatives have worn long robes.) Jibu: Mahindi. (Maize – the white kernels in green husks.) Nyumba yangu haina mlango, lakini watu huingia
Hulia mbali, hulia karibu, lakini hana sauti. (It cries far, it cries near, but it has no voice.) Jibu: Kenge. (Bell.) (I saw a tree with twelve branches, each
Do you know the answer? (Answer: Kobe – Tortoise.) Karibu tena! If you’d like a PDF of 50 vitendawili with answers, leave a comment below.
Below are famous examples categorized by theme. Kitendawili: Kuku wangu aliporuka, ulimi wake ulibaki chini. (My chicken flew away, but its tongue remained on the ground.) Jibu: Uyoga. (Mushroom.)