Kirundi
kurogora
Word parts: ku-rogora
koo-roh-GOH-rah
How to say it
Kirundikurogorakoo-roh-GOH-rahsoon
Englishto overcome or remove enchantmentsoon
Frenchlever un enchantementsoon
Meaning
to lift a bewitching spell from someone, or to taste a dish first to prove it is not poisoned.
Good to know
covers two related acts of removing suspicion of harm: undoing witchcraft, and tasting food before serving it.
Examples
- Umupfumu yarogoye umwana yari yaroshwe.The healer lifted the curse from the child who had been bewitched.
- Mbere yo kuguha iki kinyobwa, reka ndakirogore.Before I give you this drink, let me taste it first.
- Ntawuzi kurogora nk'uwo muganga.No one knows how to lift a curse like that healer does.
- Yoba yarogoye ivyo bamuhaye?Did he taste-test what they gave him?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.