urukarakara

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Meaning

bricks made of clay or mud that have been shaped and dried but not fired in a kiln.

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a construction term, distinguished from fired bricks (amatafari yotswe).

Examples

• Twubatse iyi nzu n'urukarakara.We built this house with unburned bricks.
• Urukarakara ntirukomera nk'amatafari yotswe.Sun-dried bricks are not as strong as fired bricks.
• Bakoze urukarakara maze barutunganya izuba ryose.They made mud bricks and dried them in the sun all day.
• Ese urukarakara rwangirika iyo imvura igwa?Do unburned bricks get damaged when it rains?

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