Monday, October 8, 2012

Trolu (Trolls)

Trolu (Troll / Trolls)

Mazimwi ya Kiskandinavia huitwa trolu; lakini tofauti na mazimwi ya kawaida, trolu hawawezi kubadilisha umbo. Trolu ni kiumbe kisicho cha dunia hii katika mitholojia ya Kinorsi na hadithi za jadi za Kiskandinavia. Trolu kwa kawaida huishi kwenye miamba, milima na mapango, na huishi pamoja katika familia ndogo na ni nadra kuwa na manufaa yoyote kwa binadamu. Trolu huelezwa kama wazee kupita kiasi, wenye nguvu sana, lakini waenda pole na wajinga, na mara nyingi huelezwa kama wala-watu na hugeuka jiwe wanapowekwa wazi kwa mwanga wa jua.

Scandinavian goblins are called trolls; however unlike regular goblins, trolls cannot shape-shift. A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folk-tales. Trolls normally dwell in rocks, mountains, or caves, and live together in small families and are rarely of any use to humans. Trolls are described as being extremely old, very strong, but slow and dim-witted, and are at times described as man-eaters and turn to stone upon exposure to sunlight.

-a Kiskandinavia (Scandinavian)
mwamba (rock)
pango (cave)
-zee (old)
-enye nguvu (strong)
-jinga (dumb)
mla-watu (man-eater)
mwanga wa jua (sunlight)

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