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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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