Kirundi
umuvurati
Word parts: umu-vurati
oo-moo-voo-RAH-tee
How to say it
Kirundiumuvuratioo-moo-voo-RAH-teesoon
Englishrain makersoon
Frenchfaiseur de pluiesoon
Meaning
a person traditionally believed to have the power to bring or stop rain, a rain maker.
Good to know
rain maker
Examples
- Umuvurati yasavye ko imvura igwa mu murima w'igihugu.The rainmaker prayed for rain to fall on the country's fields.
- Kera abantu bizera umuvurati igihe c'amapfa.In the past people trusted the rainmaker during droughts.
- Umuvurati yakoresheje ivyanka bitandukanye mu murimo wiwe.The rainmaker used various rituals in his work.
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