ikihindu

How to say it

Meaning

a traditional ritual specialist associated with crossing gender roles.

Good to know

names a traditional priest figure, not an ordinary person.

Examples

• Kera mu Burundi, ikihindu cari gifise uruhara runini mu bikorwa vy'idini gakondo.Long ago in Burundi, the ikihindu had a major role in traditional religious rites.
• Ese hakiri abantu babona ikihindu mu bihe vya none?Are there still people who encounter an ikihindu these days?
• Nta kihindu na kimwe kigikorera mu bisagara.No ikihindu still practises in the towns.
• Basigura ko ikihindu cari gifise uruhara mu bikorwa vy'idini ya kera.They explain that the ikihindu had a role in the old religion.