Swahili
dumilizo
du-mi-LI-zo
How to say it
Swahilidumilizodu-mi-LI-zosoon
Englishblood-friendship ceremonysoon
Frenchpacte de sangsoon
Meaning
a traditional ceremony that seals a bond of blood-friendship between two people.
Good to know
(ceremony of) blood- friendship
Examples
- Wawili hao walifanya dumilizo miaka mingi iliyopita.The two of them performed the blood-friendship ceremony many years ago.
- Dumilizo iliwaunganisha kama ndugu.The blood-friendship ceremony bound them together like siblings.
- Je, dumilizo bado hufanyika siku hizi?Is the blood-friendship ceremony still practiced these days?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.