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noun
A form of spirit possession or spiritual sickness among Maasai people, especially women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, East, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?]der. Swahili upepoder. Maasai orpekabor. English orpeko Borrowed from Maasai orpeka, from Swahili upepo (“spirit, wind”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
