Kirundi
umuvumo
Word parts: umu-vumo
oo-moo-VOO-mo
How to say it
Kirundiumuvumooo-moo-VOO-mosoon
Englishcursesoon
Frenchmalédictionsoon
Meaning
a spoken wish for harm to fall on someone, or the harm believed to result from it, a curse.
Good to know
curse
Examples
- Sekuru yavumye umwana wiwe, umuvumo urakomeye.The grandfather cursed his child, the curse is serious.
- Baremera ko uwo muvumo wagize ingaruka.They believe that curse had consequences.
- Ntukagire umuvumo ku bandi.Don't put a curse on others.
- Umuvumo w'umuryango waraheze kera na kera.The family curse dates back a long time.
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