coastal [noun]

Abediana

Maana (Definition)

A lead singer of spiritual Qasidas or Maulidi hymns along the Swahili coast.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

devotional singer / sacred chanter

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mwimbaji wa kasida

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Abediana alichemsha roho za watu kwa kasida."

Translation: The devotional chanter moved people's souls with hymns.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

mwimbaji msomaji