Swahili
vinyamkela
vee-nyahm-KEH-lah
How to say it
Swahilivinyamkelavee-nyahm-KEH-lahsoon
Englishwind spiritssoon
Frenchesprits du ventsoon
Meaning
Wind spirits, believed in traditional belief to cause whirlwinds.
Good to know
plural of kinyamkela (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Wazee waliamini vinyamkela vinaishi msituni.The elders believed wind spirits lived in the forest.
- Je, vinyamkela hivi vinaogofya watoto?Do these wind spirits frighten children?
- Vinyamkela havikuonekana wakati wa mchana.Wind spirits were not seen during the daytime.
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