kimapokeo

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Meaning

Describes something handed down from earlier generations, such as oral stories or customs, or something done in the long accepted way.

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Used after a noun: hadithi za kimapokeo, traditional tales; fasihi ya kimapokeo, oral literature. Alone at the start it means traditionally: kimapokeo, ... From mapokeo, tradition, with the ki of manner.

Examples

• Bibi alitusimulia hadithi za kimapokeo usiku.Grandmother told us traditional tales at night.
• Ngoma hizi zinachezwa kwa mtindo wa kimapokeo.These dances are performed in the traditional way.
• Kimapokeo, mzee ndiye huanza kula.By tradition, the elder is the one who eats first.

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