Kirundi
ibizira
Word parts: ibi-zira
ee-bee-ZEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundiibiziraee-bee-ZEE-rahsoon
Englishforbidden thingssoon
Frenchchoses interditessoon
Meaning
Things forbidden by custom or belief; taboos.
Good to know
plural of ikizira (iki-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibizira biratandukana bivanye n'umuryango.Forbidden things differ from family to family.
- Mbega ibizira bikwiye kwitwararikwa n'abasore?Should young people pay attention to forbidden things?
- Ibizira ntibitegekanywa n'amategeko ariko biratinywa.Forbidden things are not written into law, but they are feared.
- Abakuru bazobwira abana ibizira vyo mu muryango.The elders will teach the children the family's forbidden things.
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