Kirundi
gukamagura
Word parts: gu-kamagura
goo-kah-mah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigukamaguragoo-kah-mah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto drinksoon
Frenchboiresoon
Meaning
to drink, said specifically of the king.
Good to know
An archaic, honorific verb from the era of the Burundian monarchy, reserved for describing the king drinking; never used of ordinary people.
Examples
- Umwami arakamagura amata kw'ibarabara ry'ivyubahiro.The king drinks his milk in the ceremonial hall.
- Kera, iyo umwami akamaguye, ntawundi yashoboraga kunywera aho.Long ago, when the king drank there, no one else could drink from that place.
- Ntawuvuga ngo umuntu asanzwe arakamagura, iryo jambo ni iry'umwami gusa.No one says an ordinary person 'kamagura's — that word belongs to the king alone.
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