Kirundi
ibihuma
Word parts: ibi-huma
ee-bee-HOO-mah
How to say it
Kirundiibihumaee-bee-HOO-mahsoon
Englishpunishment pitssoon
Frenchfosses de bannissementsoon
Meaning
Historically, deep pits into which unmarried pregnant girls or people with leprosy were cast and abandoned.
Good to know
plural of igihuma (igi-/ibi- class); historical/ethnographic term describing an obsolete practice.
Examples
- Ibihuma vyari bikoreshwa mu bihe vya kera.The punishment pits were used in ancient times.
- Abanditsi b'amateka bavuga ku bihuma muri Uburundi bwo hambere.Historians write about the punishment pits in old Burundi.
- Ibihuma ntibikoreshwa ubu, umuco warahindutse.Punishment pits are not used now; the custom has changed.
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