Kirundi
kuragura
Word parts: ku-ragura
koo-rah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikuragurakoo-rah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto divinesoon
Frenchpratiquer la divinationsoon
Meaning
to divine, foretell by supernatural means, or to be a witch doctor who identifies wrongdoers.
Good to know
describes traditional divination practice, not ordinary guessing.
Examples
- Umupfumu araragura ngo amenye uwibye inka.The witch doctor divines to find out who stole the cow.
- Ntaragura, sinizera ivyo bikorwa.I don't practice divination, I don't believe in such things.
- Ese uwo mupfumu aracaragura muri iki gihe?Does that witch doctor still practice divination these days?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.