Swahili
miungu
mee-OO-ngoo
How to say it
Swahilimiungumee-OO-ngoosoon
Englishgodssoon
Frenchdieuxsoon
Meaning
Deities worshipped as supernatural beings, gods.
Good to know
Plural of muungu/mungu (m-/mi- class); used for the gods of polytheistic belief systems, distinct from the capitalized Mungu (God).
Examples
- Wagiriki wa kale waliabudu miungu mingi.The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods.
- Je, miungu hii ilikuwa na majina maalum?Did these gods have specific names?
- Miungu hiyo haikutajwa kwenye maandiko matakatifu.Those gods were not mentioned in the holy scriptures.
- Hadithi hizo zitaelezea miungu ya Kigiriki.Those stories will describe the gods of Greek mythology.
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