Swahili
kijini
ki-JI-ni
How to say it
Swahilikijiniki-JI-nisoon
Englishspirit, elfsoon
Frenchesprit, lutinsoon
Meaning
a spirit, fairy, or elf, diminutive of jini.
Good to know
(dimin. of jini) liter, spirit, fairy, elf
Examples
- Watoto waliogopa hadithi za kijini msituni.The children were afraid of the stories about the spirit in the forest.
- Kijini hicho kinasemekana kuishi mapangoni?Is that spirit said to live in caves?
- Hawakuamini kuwepo kwa kijini hicho.They did not believe in the existence of that spirit.
- Babu alisimulia hadithi za vijini usiku.Grandfather told stories of spirits at night.
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