Kirundi
guterekera
Word parts: gu-terekera
goo-teh-reh-KEH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiguterekeragoo-teh-reh-KEH-rahsoon
Englishto offer to spiritssoon
Frenchoffrir aux espritssoon
Meaning
to make an offering to the ancestral spirits, or to worship them.
Good to know
a term from traditional religious practice, associated with the spirit Kiranga.
Examples
- Umukecuru araterekera imizimu y'ababyeyi biwe.The old woman makes offerings to the spirits of her ancestors.
- Ntaterekera ivyo adasenga.He does not make offerings to what he does not worship.
- Mbega uwo mudugudu uraterekera Kiranga?Does that village worship Kiranga?
- Baraterekera ku musi mukuru w'imizimu.They make offerings on the great day honoring the spirits.
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