Swahili
pungwa
POON-gwah
How to say it
SwahilipungwaPOON-gwahsoon
Englishexorcism dancesoon
Frenchdanse d'exorcismesoon
Meaning
ethn. a ceremony or dance performed to exorcise a spirit.
Good to know
ethn. pungwa (a ceremony/dance for exorcising a spirit)
Examples
- Wanakijiji walifanya pungwa usiku kucha.The villagers performed the exorcism ceremony all night.
- Je, pungwa hili linafanywa mara ngapi kwa mwaka?How many times a year is this ceremony held?
- Hawakufanya pungwa mwaka huu.They did not hold the exorcism ceremony this year.
- Ngoma za pungwa zilisikika hadi vijiji vya jirani.The drums of the exorcism ceremony could be heard as far as the neighboring villages.
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