Swahili
vilinge
vee-LEEN-geh
How to say it
Swahilivilingevee-LEEN-gehsoon
Englishsecret meeting-placessoon
Frenchlieux de réunion secretssoon
Meaning
Secret meeting places, especially where traditional healers or diviners gather.
Good to know
plural of kilinge (ki-/vi- class); cultural/traditional register.
Examples
- Waganga wa kienyeji walikutana katika vilinge vyao.The traditional healers met at their secret meeting-places.
- Vilinge hivyo vilikuwa mbali na kijiji.Those secret meeting-places were far from the village.
- Je, kuna vilinge vinavyotumika mpaka leo?Are there secret meeting-places still used to this day?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.