• Shona word njikenjike in the Shona Dictionary
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njikenjike
/ⁿɗ͡ʒ̤ikéⁿɗ͡ʒ̤iké/

• noun , class(9)
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru

English translation

Orange breasted Waxbill

A small sparrow-like bird Amandava subflava (approximately 9 cm long) with a reddish iris, orange breast, red bill and dark olive-green plumage. The male has a red rump, dark bars on the whitish flank and a scarlet eyebrow stripe. The female is duller and smaller than male; it also lacks the male's red eyebrow.