Kirundi
kuziririza
Word parts: ku-ziririza
koo-zee-ree-REE-zah
How to say it
Kirundikuziririzakoo-zee-ree-REE-zahsoon
Englishto absolutely refusesoon
Frenchrefuser absolumentsoon
Meaning
to absolutely refuse to do something, or to observe a taboo, such as avoiding certain days out of superstition.
Good to know
to absolutely refuse; to superstitiously observe certain days; to observe a taboo
Examples
- Umukecuru araziririza kurya inyama y'ingurube.The old woman absolutely refuses to eat pork.
- Ntukaziririze iki gikorwa ata mpamvu ufise.Don't refuse this task outright without a reason.
- Ese baraziririza igenda ku wa gatanu?Do they observe a taboo against traveling on Fridays?
- Bakurambere baraziririzaga kurima ku musi w'ivuko.The elders used to observe a taboo against farming on the day of a birth.
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