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Kirundi

umuziro

Word parts: umu-ziro

oo-moo-ZEE-ro

How to say it

Kirundiumuzirooo-moo-ZEE-rosoon
Englishprohibitionsoon
Frenchinterdictionsoon

Meaning

a taboo, a forbidden act considered wrong and deserving punishment.

Good to know

prohibition; wrong done deserving punishment

Examples

  • Kurya inyama y'iyo nyamaswa ni umuziro mu muryango wacu.Eating that animal's meat is a taboo in our family.
  • Yarenze umuziro w'igihugu maze ahanwa.He broke the country's prohibition and was punished.
  • Abakurambere bacu barubaha imiziro yabo.Our ancestors respected their taboos.

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