Noun

Singular: iciipa

Plural: ifiipa

MEANING

Fortunetelling.

Example of use

-Tee fiipa  MEANING: To tell people’s fortune. In localfortune telling: two sticks are stuck to the wall; if both stay there: goodomen; if one falls: bad luck; if both fall; one must expect the worsecalamities. Other way; two small heaps are made – one of flour, the other ofred powder (inkula). A horn is placed oneach. If the horn sinks in the flour, it means life; if it sinks in the redpowder (symbol of blood), it means death.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Nil.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.