mungu wa kike
The Swahili word for goddess is mungu wa kike.
mungu wa kike is used to refer to a female deity.
Meaning: female deity (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mungu (god), wa (of) and kike (feminine/female).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, goddesses, use miungu wa kike by changing the noun mungu to its plural form miungu.
Did you know?
- In many East African coastal cultures where Swahili is spoken, the concept of a 'goddess' might be met with confusion because local religious history is heavily influenced by monotheistic traditions.
- The plural form miungu wa kike uses the mi- noun class, which is typically reserved for inanimate objects or abstract concepts in many Bantu languages, rather than people.
- The word mungu can also be used in everyday Swahili to mean 'luck' or 'fate' in certain idiomatic expressions, independent of its meaning as a deity.
Examples in context
- Yeye ni mungu wa kike mkuu.She is a great goddess.
- Watu wanamsifu mungu wa kike huyu.People praise this goddess.
- Hadithi hii inahusu mungu wa kike.This story is about a goddess.
Example conversation
Fatuma and Bakari are visiting a museum of ancient mythology.
- FatumaBakari, tazama sanamu ya mungu wa kike huyu.Bakari, look at the statue of this goddess.
- BakariInapendeza sana, Fatuma.It is very beautiful, Fatuma.
- FatumaInasemekana alikuwa mungu wa kike wa dunia.It is said she was a goddess of the earth.
- BakariNi historia ya kushangaza.It is an amazing history.
