umurozi
oo-moo-ROH-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumurozioo-moo-ROH-zee
Englishsorcerer, witch; poisoner
Frenchsorcier, empoisonneur
Meaning
A person believed to harm others by witchcraft or by secretly poisoning them.
Good to know
Plural abarozi. From kuroga, to bewitch or to poison; uburozi is poison or witchcraft. Calling someone umurozi is a grave accusation.
Examples
- Abaturage bamushinjaga kuba umurozi.The villagers accused him of being a sorcerer.
- Bavuga ko umurozi yashyize uburozi mu nzoga.They say the sorcerer put poison in the beer.
- Nta muntu ushaka guturana n'umurozi.No one wants to live next to a sorcerer.
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