indoba

Nyakyusa

Noun

indoba

1. water

Usage notes

• Used when in the mountains, due to the superstition that if the mountain-spirits hear the word amisi (which they understand, in contrast to indoba), they will cause streams to flood.

Synonyms

• amisi (usual word)

References

• Joseph Busse, Philipp Prein, Jürgen Jensen, Die Nyakyusa: Religion und Magie (1998), page 268