initiation

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[English Word] boy or girl before or during the initiation ceremony

[Swahili Word] mwali

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] boy or girl before or during the initiation ceremony

[Swahili Word] mwari

[Swahili Plural] wari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

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[English Word] boy or girl who has not been through the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] msungo

[Swahili Plural] wasungo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] usungo

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[English Word] camp at which initiation rites are performed

[Swahili Word] dimba

[Swahili Plural] madimba

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] ceremonial specialist at initiation rites

[Swahili Word] ngungwi

[Swahili Plural] ngungwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] ceremonies and dances marking the initiation of children as adults

[Swahili Word] unyago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Terminology] anthropology

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[English Word] initiation

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] initiation (of boys and girls at puberty)

[English Plural] initiations

[Swahili Word] lango

[Swahili Plural] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] initiation (of boys and girls at puberty)

[Swahili Word] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation ceremony (for children)

[Swahili Word] manyago

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation rite

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation rite

[Swahili Word] unyago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Swahili Example] nani ambaye angalithubutu kusema mbele ya unyago wa Bomba na Mti-mafuta [Moh]

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[English Word] instructor at initiation rite or marriage

[English Plural] instructors

[Swahili Word] kungwi

[Swahili Plural] makungwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] older person who instructs boys and girls in the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] mhenga

[Swahili Plural] wahenga

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] person in charge of initiation rites

[Swahili Word] nyakanga

[Swahili Plural] nyakanga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] secret initiation teaching

[Swahili Word] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

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[English Word] secret place where intitiation rites are performed

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] traditional initiation rites

[Swahili Word] ukumbi

[Swahili Plural] kumbi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Terminology] anthropology

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[English Word] young person of either sex who has been through the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] mrongo

[Swahili Plural] warongo

[Part of Speech] noun

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