amacumbi

How to say it

Meaning

Rooms used for sleeping, especially shared dormitories or rooms for guests.

Good to know

plural of icumbi (i-/ama- class).

Examples

• Amacumbi y'ishure arakwiye abanyeshure benshi.The school dormitories can hold many students.
• Amacumbi menshi yubatswe ku ishure rishasha?Have many dormitories been built at the new school?
• Amacumbi ntakiboneka ku bashasha bagiye kwiga.There is no dormitory space left for the new students.
• Bazokwubaka amacumbi mashasha uyu mwaka.They will build new dormitories this year.

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