kuzira

How to say it

Meaning

to be off-limits by custom, or, of a person, to refuse to associate with something out of principle.

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to be forbidden, taboo, to exclude, oppose

Examples

• Muri iyi mico, inka zizira kwicwa n'abagore.In this custom, it is forbidden for women to slaughter cows.
• Ese iki cyokurya kizira mu muryango wanyu?Is this food taboo in your family?
• Ntabwo bizira gukoresha ururimi rw'ikinyarwanda mu ishuri.It is not forbidden to use Kinyarwanda at school.
• Nzira ubugambanyi n'ubuhemu.I reject betrayal and disloyalty.

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