lit. to cause to swallow (fresh) air, i.e., to kill. cf. akamiro, ekimiro, emmizi, omumiro, omumizi: mirungula.

o- (mu/mi) one who swallows, swallower; glutton. Ekizikiza kiyamba mumizi. (prov.) Darkness helps a greedy eater (because no one is watching). Basisinkanye omumizi n'omuwuwuttanya. (prov.) lit, They have met the glutton and the one who gulps hot food. An irresistible force has met an immovable object, cf. mira.