noun

Plural - bakaling'ongo

 MEANING

A kind of large scorpion.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

COMPARE: Kamini, kalishampongo.

 

1. Nine kali?ongo mulaala kwa cenama teti icintu ciise ciingile kuti nacikanda.

MEANING: I am the Kali?ongo who sleep with open doors, if any beast came in I could do away with it.

A sort of rigmarole used by certain chiefs to glorify themselves and boast about their bravery.