Get to know Minkisi better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Minkisi in a sentence
Minkisi meaning
plural of nkisi
Using Minkisi
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of nkisi
Context around Minkisi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Minkisi
- In this selection, "minkisi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, divination stand out and add context to how "minkisi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apparatus including minkisi divination devices and though some minkisi have always. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "minkisi" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with minkisi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The irrationally 'animate' character of the ritual system's symbolic apparatus, including minkisi, divination devices, and witch-testing ordeals, obliquely expressed real relations of power among the participants in ritual. (30 words)
Though some minkisi have always been anthropomorphic, they were probably much less naturalistic or "realistic" before the arrival of the Europeans in the nineteenth century; Kongo figures are more naturalistic in the coastal areas than inland. (36 words)
Though some minkisi have always been anthropomorphic, they were probably much less naturalistic or "realistic" before the arrival of the Europeans in the nineteenth century; Kongo figures are more naturalistic in the coastal areas than inland. (36 words)
The irrationally 'animate' character of the ritual system's symbolic apparatus, including minkisi, divination devices, and witch-testing ordeals, obliquely expressed real relations of power among the participants in ritual. (30 words)
Example sentences (2)
The irrationally 'animate' character of the ritual system's symbolic apparatus, including minkisi, divination devices, and witch-testing ordeals, obliquely expressed real relations of power among the participants in ritual.
Though some minkisi have always been anthropomorphic, they were probably much less naturalistic or "realistic" before the arrival of the Europeans in the nineteenth century; Kongo figures are more naturalistic in the coastal areas than inland.