coastal [noun]

Tambo za mashairi

Maana (Definition)

Competitive rhyming contests where coastal bards improvise verses in strict Swahili poetic meters.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

poetic contest recitations

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tambo za mashairi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Poetics

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Washairi walichuana katika tambo za mashairi kwenye tamasha la Utamaduni."

Translation: Poets competed in poetic recitations during the Cultural festival.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Fani ya ushairi mashindano ufasaha