Swahili
kizuu
kee-ZOO-oo
How to say it
Swahilikizuukee-ZOO-oosoon
Englishevil spiritsoon
Frenchesprit malfaisantsoon
Meaning
a malevolent supernatural being, an evil spirit.
Good to know
kizuu (evil spirit)
Examples
- Waliamini kuwa msitu ule ulikuwa na kizuu.They believed that forest was inhabited by an evil spirit.
- Mganga alifukuza kizuu nyumbani.The healer drove the evil spirit out of the house.
- Je, unamwogopa kizuu?Are you afraid of evil spirits?
- Hadithi za kizuu ziliwatisha watoto usiku.Stories about evil spirits frightened the children at night.
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