Animals In Swahili Words for the imposter game
- Simba
- Tembo
- Twiga
- Kiboko
- Punda Milia
- Nyati
- Chui
- Duma
- Fisi
- Nyani
- Tumbili
- Sokwe
- Kifaru
- Ngiri
- Mamba
- Nyoka
- Chatu
- Kobe
- Kinyonga
- Mjusi
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20 of the 56 words in Imposterly’s Animals In Swahili pack, from the Kenya shelf. Family-safe, so kids can play too. New to the game? How to play.
What the words mean
The app shows each word with a line like this, so nobody gets caught out by a word they’ve never heard.
- Simba
- Lion, the big cat known as king of the jungle
- Tembo
- Elephant, the huge grey animal with a trunk
- Twiga
- Giraffe, the tallest animal with a long neck
- Kiboko
- Hippopotamus, the big river animal
- Punda Milia
- Zebra, the black and white striped horse-like animal
- Nyati
- Buffalo, the big dangerous wild ox
- Chui
- Leopard, the spotted big cat that climbs trees
- Duma
- Cheetah, the fastest land animal
- Fisi
- Hyena, the laughing scavenger
- Nyani
- Baboon, the big dog-faced monkey
- Tumbili
- Monkey, especially the small grey vervet
- Sokwe
- Chimpanzee, a clever great ape
- Kifaru
- Rhinoceros, the big animal with a horn on its nose
- Ngiri
- Warthog, the wild pig with tusks
- Mamba
- Crocodile, the big river reptile
- Nyoka
- Snake
- Chatu
- Python, a huge snake that squeezes its prey
- Kobe
- Tortoise, the slow animal with a hard shell
- Kinyonga
- Chameleon, the lizard that changes colour
- Mjusi
- Lizard
Everyone’s card says Simba. The imposter’s says Tembo.
That’s Decoy mode: the imposter knows they’re the imposter and gets a word from the same pack to hide behind. In Classic, they get no word at all. How to play