Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Niger-Kordofanian(Other) term or phrase:
Wahuba
English translation:
guilty
Added to glossary by
Tehno
Jan 16, 2004 03:35
20 yrs ago
Niger-Kordofanian(Other) term
Wahuba
Non-PRO
Niger-Kordofanian(Other) to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Kinyamwezi word found in the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The language is spoken in Tanzania
Proposed translations
(English)
2 | guilty | Tehno |
1 | Another clue.... | Jason Roberts |
Change log
Apr 4, 2006 02:58: Fabio Descalzi changed "Language pair" from "zzz Other zzz to English" to "Niger-Kordofanian(Other) to English" , "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Law (general)"
Proposed translations
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guilty
I presume...
Nduhu munhu ubaziwagwa wahuba = No one shall be held guilty
wahuba nulu = innocent (not guilty)
Article 11
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
IGELE LYA 11
Kila munhu uyo washidakwa adegelekwe. Ibanza hilo lyuhaya wahuba nulu akahubile.
Nduhu munhu ubaziwagwa wahuba kufuma nisho washidakilwa nulu kwita mashito ayo gakahayilwe kubi buhubi u mu luganda lwa nsi nulu mahanga aho alihubila nulu kukenagula
HTH
Nduhu munhu ubaziwagwa wahuba = No one shall be held guilty
wahuba nulu = innocent (not guilty)
Article 11
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
IGELE LYA 11
Kila munhu uyo washidakwa adegelekwe. Ibanza hilo lyuhaya wahuba nulu akahubile.
Nduhu munhu ubaziwagwa wahuba kufuma nisho washidakilwa nulu kwita mashito ayo gakahayilwe kubi buhubi u mu luganda lwa nsi nulu mahanga aho alihubila nulu kukenagula
HTH
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Another clue....
In many Bantu languages the prefix 'wa' means 'the people of'. Is 'huba' a place in Tanzania?
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