mizimu

How to say it

Meaning

The spirits of deceased ancestors, or the shrines where offerings are made to them.

Good to know

plural of mzimu (m-/mi- class); spirits of the dead, or their shrines, in traditional belief.

Examples

• Wazee walikuwa wakiabudu mizimu ya mababu zao.The elders used to worship the ancestral spirits of their forefathers.
• Je, bado watu huabudu mizimu vijijini?Do people still worship ancestral spirits in the villages?
• Hatuamini tena kuwa mizimu inaweza kutusaidia.We no longer believe that ancestral spirits can help us.
• Watajenga mizimu mipya karibu na mto.They will build new shrines near the river.