Swahili
ndere
n-DE-re
How to say it
Swahilinderen-DE-resoon
Englishlove charmsoon
Frenchphiltre d'amoursoon
Meaning
a powder used in traditional medicine as a love charm.
Good to know
uganga wa -. (kind of) powder (re- garded as a love-charm)
Examples
- Mganga alimpa ndere kwa ajili ya mapenzi.The healer gave him the love-charm powder.
- Je, uganga wa ndere bado unaaminika?Is the love-charm remedy still believed in?
- Hawakutumia ndere kwa sababu hawaamini uchawi.They did not use the love charm because they do not believe in magic.
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