Swahili
kizuka
kee-ZOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilikizukakee-ZOO-kahsoon
Englishapparitionsoon
Frenchapparitionsoon
Meaning
an apparition or vision, a ghostly or fairy-like spirit.
Good to know
used mainly in literature and storytelling.
Examples
- Alidai kuona kizuka usiku.He claimed to see an apparition at night.
- Hadithi hiyo ilihusu kizuka kilichoishi msituni.That story was about a spirit that lived in the forest.
- Je, unaamini kizuka kipo kweli?Do you believe apparitions really exist?
- Watoto waliogopa kizuka baada ya hadithi ya bibi.The children were scared of the apparition after grandmother's story.
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