Swahili
msondo
m-SON-do
How to say it
Swahilimsondom-SON-dosoon
Englishinitiation dancesoon
Frenchdanse d'initiationsoon
Meaning
a traditional dance performed during a girl's initiation rites.
Good to know
the same word can also refer to a tall fez formerly worn by police, and figuratively to a loud, booming sound.
Examples
- Wasichana walicheza msondo usiku kucha.The girls danced the msondo all night.
- Ngoma ya msondo ina asili ya pwani.The msondo dance has coastal origins.
- Je, umewahi kuona msondo ukichezwa?Have you ever seen the msondo danced?
- Sauti ya ngoma ile ilikuwa na msondo mkubwa.The sound of that drum had a great boom to it.
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