Swahili
dimba
DIM-ba
How to say it
SwahilidimbaDIM-basoon
Englishinitiation campsoon
Frenchcamp d'initiationsoon
Meaning
a camp or secluded site where traditional initiation rites are carried out.
Good to know
dimba (camp at which initiation rites are performed)
Examples
- Vijana walipelekwa dimba kwa ajili ya jando.The young men were taken to the initiation camp for the rites.
- Hakuna mgeni anayeruhusiwa karibu na dimba.No stranger is allowed near the initiation camp.
- Je, maandalizi ya dimba yamekamilika?Have the preparations at the initiation camp been completed?
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