Kinyarwanda
guhumanura
Word parts: gu-humanura
goo-hoo-mah-NOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhumanuragoo-hoo-mah-NOO-rahsoon
Englishto make ceremonially cleansoon
Frenchpurifier rituellementsoon
Meaning
to make someone ceremonially clean, as after breaking a taboo.
Good to know
the causative counterpart of guhumanuka, usually performed by an elder or healer.
Examples
- Umupfumu yahumanuye umugabo wahumanye.The healer purified the man who had been defiled.
- Barahumanura abantu bakoze icyaha ku mugenzo.They ritually cleanse people who have broken custom.
- Ntabwo bamuhumanuye neza.They did not purify him properly.
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