noun

MEANING.

Interregnum, pause, interruption

Example of use.

Ni mwitaasha, MEANING: It is the interregnum.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Cililo ca mfumu.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

It lasts from the death of the paramount chief until the next harvest of sorghum, at which time the deceased is buried and his successor is enthroned.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL