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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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