Kirundi
ikizira
Word parts: iki-zira
ee-chee-ZEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundiikiziraee-chee-ZEE-rahsoon
Englishforbidden thingsoon
Frenchchose interdite, tabousoon
Meaning
something forbidden by custom or belief, a taboo.
Good to know
from kuzira, to be forbidden; often used for foods or acts forbidden to certain people.
Examples
- Inyama z'ingurube ni ikizira ku bamwe.Pork is a taboo food for some people.
- Ntukore ikizira mu muryango wanje.Do not do a taboo thing in my family.
- Bavuze ko kuraguza ari ikizira.They said that consulting a diviner is taboo.
- Ikizira kimwe ntigisa n'ikindi mu miryango itandukanye.One taboo is not the same as another across different families.
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