Swahili
dambwa
DAM-bwa
How to say it
SwahilidambwaDAM-bwasoon
Englishinitiation campsoon
Frenchcamp d'initiationsoon
Meaning
a secluded place set aside for preparations connected with traditional circumcision ceremonies.
Good to know
dambwa (secret place where preparations are made for the circumcision ceremonies)
Examples
- Wavulana walipelekwa dambwa kabla ya sherehe.The boys were taken to the secluded ceremony grounds before the celebration.
- Hakuna mtu wa nje anayeruhusiwa dambwa.No outsider is allowed at the ceremony grounds.
- Je, maandalizi ya dambwa yamekamilika?Have the preparations at the ceremony grounds been completed?
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