ubwiru

How to say it

Meaning

a deep, closely guarded secret or mystery, especially one bound up with tradition or ritual.

Good to know

stronger and more solemn than ibanga 'ordinary secret'; historically used of the closely guarded secrets of the royal court.

Examples

• Iryo ni ubwiru budasobanutse.That is an unfathomable mystery.
• Umwami yari afite ababikwa b'ubwiru.The king had keepers of the sacred secrets.
• Ntakwiye kumenya ubwiru bw'iyo mizo.He should not learn the secret of that lineage.
• Ubwiru bwe ntibwigeze bumenyekana.His secret was never revealed.

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