Swahili
masheitani
mah-shay-TAH-nee
How to say it
Swahilimasheitanimah-shay-TAH-neesoon
Englishdevilssoon
Frenchdémonssoon
Meaning
Devils, demons, or evil spirits.
Good to know
plural of sheitani (ji-/ma- class, animate/spirit referent); wa- agreement.
Examples
- Watu waliamini kuwa masheitani wanaishi msituni.People believed that devils lived in the forest.
- Je, masheitani hao huwadhuru binadamu?Do those devils harm humans?
- Masheitani hawakuweza kuingia nyumbani.The devils could not enter the house.
- Hadithi nyingine zitasimulia kuhusu masheitani wengine.Other stories will tell of more devils.
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