mizio

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Meaning

Things forbidden for religious, medical, or magical reasons, taboos.

Good to know

plural of mzio (m-/mi- class); things forbidden for religious, medical, or magical reasons.

Examples

• Kila ukoo una mizio yake ya kufuata.Every clan has its own taboos to follow.
• Je, mizio hii bado inaheshimiwa siku hizi?Are these taboos still respected these days?
• Hawakuamini kuwa mizio ile ilikuwa na maana.They did not believe those taboos had meaning.
• Wataeleza mizio ya kabila lao kwa vijana.They will explain their tribe's taboos to the youth.

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