mzimu

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit - zone N”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”).

• IPA^(key): /mˈzí.mu/

mzímu class 3 (plural mizímu class 4)

1. spirit
2. ghost

   Synonyms: chiŵanda, mzukwa, chidude

3. soul
4. apparition

   Synonyms: chiŵanda, mzukwa

5. psyche
6. demon

   Synonym: chiŵanda

• Mzimu Woyera (“Holy Spirit”)
• mzimu wa makolo (“ancestral spirit”)
• mzimu wa mbwebwe (“soothsayer”)
• mzimuzimu (“in the true spirit”)
• -zimuka (“to be spiritual”)

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”).

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mzimu class I (plural mizimu class II)

1. soul, ghost, spirit

mzimu class III (plural mizimu class IV)

1. place for spirit worship

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