Swahili
watambika
wa-tam-BEE-ka
How to say it
Swahiliwatambikawa-tam-BEE-kasoon
Englishritual priestssoon
Frenchsacrificateurssoon
Meaning
People who perform a ritual offering to propitiate ancestral spirits.
Good to know
plural of mtambika (m-/wa- class); a term from traditional religion, referring to those who lead ancestral rites.
Examples
- Watambika walikusanyika kando ya mti mkubwa.The ritual priests gathered beside the big tree.
- Watambika hawakuruhusu wageni kushiriki tambiko.The ritual priests did not allow outsiders to join the ceremony.
- Je, watambika bado wapo kijijini humu?Are there still ritual priests in this village?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.