Kirundi
abapfumu
Word parts: aba-pfumu
ah-bah-PFOO-moo
How to say it
Kirundiabapfumuah-bah-PFOO-moosoon
Englishwitch doctorssoon
Frenchguérisseurs traditionnelssoon
Meaning
Traditional healers believed to use magic; witch doctors.
Good to know
plural of umupfumu (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abapfumu bavuza indwara zabo mu miti gakondo.The witch doctors treat their patients with traditional medicine.
- Ese abapfumu baremerwa n'itegeko ry'igihugu?Are witch doctors recognized by national law?
- Abapfumu ntibavuga ivyabo ku mugaragaro.Witch doctors don't reveal their practices in public.
- Abapfumu bazokwitwa gufasha uwariwe wese arwaye.The witch doctors will be called to help anyone who is sick.
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