Kirundi
kurogwa
Word parts: ku-rogwa
koo-ROH-gwah
How to say it
Kirundikurogwakoo-ROH-gwahsoon
Englishto be bewitchedsoon
Frenchêtre ensorcelésoon
Meaning
to have a bewitching spell cast on oneself.
Good to know
the passive of kuroga (to bewitch); how a victim of witchcraft is described.
Examples
- Uwo mwana yaroshwe n'umwansi wiwe.That child was bewitched by an enemy of his.
- Ntamuntu ashaka kurogwa.No one wants to be bewitched.
- Bavuga ko yaroshwe kera.They say he was bewitched a long time ago.
- Wobona umuntu yaroshwe gute?How can you tell that someone has been bewitched?
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