Swahili
kinyamkela
ki-nyam-KE-la
How to say it
Swahilikinyamkelaki-nyam-KE-lasoon
Englishwind spiritsoon
Frenchesprit du ventsoon
Meaning
a wind spirit, believed in traditional belief to cause whirlwinds.
Good to know
seen in pepo ya kinyamkela, a whirlwind.
Examples
- Wanakijiji waliogopa kinyamkela lililopita mchana.The villagers feared the whirlwind spirit that passed by that afternoon.
- Pepo ya kinyamkela ilivuruga vibanda vitatu.The whirlwind knocked down three huts.
- Je, unaamini hadithi za kinyamkela?Do you believe the stories about the wind spirit?
- Waliomba dua wakati kinyamkela kilipokaribia.They prayed as the whirlwind approached.
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