Swahili
kipapae
ki-pa-PA-e
How to say it
Swahilikipapaeki-pa-PA-esoon
Englishwitchcraftsoon
Frenchsorcellerie, poisonsoon
Meaning
witchcraft or black magic.
Good to know
witchcraft, black magic. kipapatiko, kipapato (vi-) tip of a bird's wing or of a single feather
Examples
- Waliamini ugonjwa ulisababishwa na kipapae.They believed the illness was caused by witchcraft.
- Je, unaamini kipapae kinaweza kudhuru mtu?Do you believe witchcraft can harm a person?
- Mganga alidai kuondoa kipapae kilichowekwa nyumbani.The healer claimed to remove witchcraft placed in the house.
- Hawakutaka kuzungumzia kipapae hadharani.They didn't want to talk about the black magic openly.
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