mtambiko

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Meaning

a ritual offering made to appease or honor the spirits of the dead.

Good to know

act of making an offering to propitiate the spirits of the dead

Examples

• Familia ilifanya mtambiko baada ya kifo cha babu.The family performed a ritual offering after grandfather's death.
• Mtambiko ulifanyika chini ya mti mkubwa.The ritual offering was carried out under a large tree.
• Je, mtambiko huu unafanywa kila mwaka?Is this ritual offering performed every year?
• Hawakufanya mtambiko tena baada ya kusilimu.They no longer performed the ritual offering after converting to Islam.

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