Kirundi
umumago
Word parts: umu-mago
oo-moo-MAH-goh
How to say it
Kirundiumumagooo-moo-MAH-gohsoon
Englishmagiciansoon
Frenchmagicien, sorte de guérisseur-sorciersoon
Meaning
a person believed to perform magic, or a particular kind of traditional healer.
Good to know
plural abamago.
Examples
- Umumago yavuze ko azokiza umurwayi.The magician said he would heal the patient.
- Ntibemera ivy'umumago.They don't believe in the magician's ways.
- Abamago bakoresha ibiti n'imizi mu gukiza.Magicians use plants and roots to heal.
- Umumago yaje mu gicuku.The magician came at night.
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