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coastal [verb]

Tambika na wazee

Maana (Definition)

To make traditional ceremonial offerings to ancestors at sacred coastal kayas for blessings.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

perform traditional ancestral rites

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tambikia wazee

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

"Jamii ilikusanyika kutambika na wazee chini ya mti wa mbuyu."

Translation: The community gathered to perform traditional ancestral rites under the baobab tree.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Sadaka ya elimuIbadaUtamaduni
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