Kinyarwanda
guhumanuka
Word parts: gu-humanuka
goo-hoo-mah-NOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhumanukagoo-hoo-mah-NOO-kahai
Englishto become cleanai
Frenchdevenir propreai
Meaning
to become clean, to be ritually purified.
Good to know
the reverse of guhumana, describing recovery from ritual defilement.
Examples
- Yahumanutse amaze gukora umuhango.He became clean after performing the ritual.
- Arahumanuka buhoro nyuma y'ibyabaye.He is slowly becoming clean after what happened.
- Ntiyahumanutse ako kanya.He did not become clean right away.
- Azahumanuka ryari?When will he become clean?
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