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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