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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

Deal a random Animals In Swahili word

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

Grab a phone. Find the imposter.

Scan with your phone’s camera to get it.