Monday, October 8, 2012

Mapandikizi ya watu (Ogres)

Pandikizi la mtu (Ogre)
Mapandikizi ya watu (Ogres)
Pandikizi mla-watu (Man-eating ogre)
Mapandikizi wala-watu (Man-eating ogres)

Mapandikizi ya watu ni viumbe vya kibunilizi ambavyo kwa kawaida huchorwa kama madubwana makubwa yenye mwili unaofanana na wa binadamu na sura ya kutisha. Mapandikizi ya watu hutokea kwenye kazi za zamani za fasihi na bunilizi ya kisayansi, na mara nyingi huelezwa katika hadithi za vichimbakazi kama “mapandikizi wala-watu” wanaokula binadamu. Wao huwa na kichwa kikubwa, hamu kubwa na mwili mshupavu. Mapandikizi ya watu ni warefu zaidi kuliko binadamu wa kawaida, na wana uhusiano wa karibu na majitu. Ingawa wengine huwa na sura inayofanana na ya trolu, wao hawa na uhusiano wowote na trolu wa Skandinavia.

Ogres are fictional beings which are usually depicted as large monsters with a humanoid body and a hideous appearance. Ogres appear in many classic works of literature and science fiction, and are most often described in fairy tales as “man-eating ogres” who feed on human beings. They have a large head, a big appetite and a sturdy body. Ogres are taller than an average human, and are closely related to giants. Although some have a troll-like appearance, they have no relation to the trolls of Scandinavia.

sura (appearance)
-a zamani (classic)
fasihi (literature)
hadithi za vichimbakazi (fairy tales)
-shupavu (sturdy)

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