Angela CarterSwahili storytellers believe that women are incorrigibly wicked, diabolically cunning and sexually insatiable; I hope this is true, for the sake of the women.
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The swahili language is a mixture of a lot of different languages. In the swahili language, it is referred to as 'kifungu' which means 'evil'. This shows how people have an idea about their behavior which is not so pleasant.
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