Swahili
sare
SA-re
How to say it
SwahilisareSA-resoon
Englishritual incisionsoon
Frenchincision rituellesoon
Meaning
the ceremonial incision made during a traditional blood-brotherhood ritual.
Good to know
a term from an older cultural practice, rarely used outside historical or ethnographic discussion.
Examples
- Wazee walifanya sare kuunganisha koo mbili.The elders performed the blood-brotherhood incision to unite the two clans.
- Sare ile ilifanywa kwa kisu maalum.That incision was made with a special knife.
- Je, desturi ya sare bado ipo leo?Does the custom of the blood-brotherhood rite still exist today?
- Hawakufanya sare kwa sababu ya imani zao mpya.They did not perform the rite because of their new beliefs.
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