Kirundi
kuroga
Word parts: ku-roga
koo-ROH-gah
How to say it
Kirundikurogakoo-ROH-gahsoon
Englishto bewitchsoon
Frenchensorcelersoon
Meaning
to bewitch someone, or to poison them through witchcraft.
Good to know
a serious and sensitive word, associated with traditional beliefs about witchcraft.
Examples
- Bavuga ko uwo mupfumu ararroga abamuhemukiye.They say that healer bewitches those who wrong him.
- Ntaroga umuntu adafise ico amugiriye.He doesn't bewitch someone who has done nothing to him.
- Ese abantu baracaraba ko baroga abandi?Do people still believe that some bewitch others?
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