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orpeko.

A form of spirit possession or spiritual sickness among Maasai people, especially women.

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noun
  1. A form of spirit possession or spiritual sickness among Maasai people, especially women.

    Africa · East · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili upepoder. Maasai orpekabor. English orpeko Borrowed from Maasai orpeka, from Swahili upepo (“spirit, wind”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

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