Swahili
mtambika
m-tam-BI-ka
How to say it
Swahilimtambikam-tam-BI-kasoon
Englishritual priestsoon
Frenchsacrificateursoon
Meaning
one who performs a ritual offering to propitiate ancestral spirits.
Good to know
a variant of mtambikaji; related to mtambiko, the ritual offering itself.
Examples
- Mtambika aliwaita mizimu ya wahenga.The ritual officiant called upon the spirits of the ancestors.
- Kijiji kilimchagua mtambika kufanya sherehe.The village chose a ritual officiant to perform the ceremony.
- Je, mtambika bado anafanya kazi hii?Does the ritual officiant still do this work?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.