kuragura
koo-rah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuragurakoo-rah-GOO-rah
Englishto divine, to practice divination
Frenchpratiquer la divination
Meaning
In traditional religion, to consult spirits or signs, such as the insides of an animal, to learn the cause of a misfortune or what the ancestors want.
Good to know
The diviner is umupfumu; kuraguza is to go and consult a diviner. The churches condemn it together with guterekera, making offerings to spirits.
Examples
- Kera umupfumu yaraguraga akoresheje inkoko.Long ago the diviner practiced divination with a chicken.
- Amadini ya gikristu yamagana kuragura.The Christian churches condemn divination.
- Umupfumu yaraguriye umuryango wose.The diviner divined for the whole family.
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