idiom [phrase]

Apiza laana

Maana (Definition)

To solemnly invoke divine or ancestral retribution upon a severe wrongdoer.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

call down a dire curse / invoke doom

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

laani kabisa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Traditional Expression

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mzee alimwapiza laana mwizi aliyetwaa mifugo yake."

Translation: The elder invoked a dire curse upon the thief who took his livestock.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Laaniwa na jamii Apiza