Kirundi
ibicaniro
Word parts: ibi-caniro
ee-bee-chah-NEE-roh
How to say it
Kirundiibicaniroee-bee-chah-NEE-rohsoon
Englishaltarssoon
Frenchautelssoon
Meaning
Places where a fire is lit, especially altars, or fires built within a cattle enclosure, considered together.
Good to know
plural of igicaniro (class 7/8).
Examples
- Ibicaniro biratunganywa mbere y'umuhango w'idini.The altars are prepared before the religious ceremony.
- Ese ibicaniro biri hagati y'urugo?Are the altars in the middle of the homestead?
- Ibicaniro ntibikwiye gukorwa n'abatabizi.The altars should not be made by those who do not know how.
- Ibicaniro bizakwatswa umuriro ku mugoroba.The altars will be lit with fire in the evening.
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