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coastal [phrase]

Ruhani ya ulimi

Maana (Definition)

An innate spiritual talent for spontaneous, captivating poetic rhyming and rhetoric.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

poetic eloquence / spiritual mastery of speech

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ruhani ya ulimi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Poetics
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Washairi wa Lamu wana ruhani ya ulimi inayosisimua wasikilizaji."

Translation: The poets of Lamu possess poetic eloquence that thrills listeners.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
ufasahaFani ya ushairiIdhibati ya ubora
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