Swahili
mifungo
mi-FUN-go
How to say it
Swahilimifungomi-FUN-gosoon
Englishfastssoon
Frenchjeûnessoon
Meaning
Religious periods of fasting.
Good to know
plural of mfungo (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mifungo ya kidini huadhimishwa kila mwaka.Religious fasts are observed every year.
- Je, mifungo hii huchukua muda gani?How long do these fasts last?
- Hawafanyi mifungo mingi mwakani.They do not observe many fasts this year.
- Waumini watashiriki mifungo hiyo wiki ijayo.The believers will take part in those fasts next week.
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