Swahili
miandamo
mee-ahn-DAH-moh
How to say it
Swahilimiandamomee-ahn-DAH-mohsoon
Englishprocessionssoon
Frenchcortègessoon
Meaning
Lines or files of people following or accompanying one another, or successive risings of the new moon.
Good to know
plural of mwandamo (m-/mi- class), from kuandama; compare 'mwandamo wa mwezi' (the rising of the new moon).
Examples
- Miandamo ya waombolezaji ilielekea makaburini.The processions of mourners headed to the graveyard.
- Je, miandamo hii hufanyika kila mwezi?Do these processions happen every month?
- Hakuna miandamo iliyopangwa wiki hii.No processions are planned this week.
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