Kirundi
ivyaha
Word parts: ivy-aha
ee-VYAH-hah
How to say it
Kirundiivyahaee-VYAH-hahsoon
Englishsinssoon
Frenchpéchéssoon
Meaning
Wrongdoings against religious or moral law; sins.
Good to know
class 8 plural noun, common in religious contexts.
Examples
- Turasaba imbabazi z'ivyaha vyacu.We ask forgiveness for our sins.
- Ivyaha vyanje vyaransigiye umutima uremereye.My sins left me with a heavy heart.
- Nzokwihana ivyaha vyanje ku mugoroba.I will repent my sins this evening.
- Ntibemera ko bakoze ivyaha.They do not admit that they committed sins.
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