mkunga
MKOO-ngah
How to say it
SwahilimkungaMKOO-ngahsoon
Englishmidwife; eelsoon
Frenchsage-femme; anguillesoon
Meaning
A woman trained or experienced in helping mothers give birth; the same word is also the name of the eel, a long fish shaped like a snake.
Good to know
Plural wakunga for midwives (mkunga wa jadi, a traditional birth attendant). For the fish the plural is mikunga.
Examples
- Mkunga alimsaidia mama kujifungua salama.The midwife helped the mother give birth safely.
- Kijiji chetu kina wakunga wawili wa jadi.Our village has two traditional birth attendants.
- Wavuvi walivua mkunga mrefu ziwani.The fishermen caught a long eel in the lake.
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