Kinyarwanda
ihambwa
ee-HAHM-bwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaihambwaee-HAHM-bwahsoon
Englishburialsoon
Frenchenterrementsoon
Meaning
the act or ceremony of placing a dead body in the ground; a burial.
Good to know
burial
Examples
- Ihambwa rye ryabereye mu gitondo.His burial took place in the morning.
- Ntabwo bose bashoboye kwitabira ihambwa.Not everyone could attend the burial.
- Ese ihambwa rizabera he?Where will the burial take place?
- Umuryango watunganyije neza ihambwa rya se.The family arranged their father's burial well.
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