Kinyarwanda
urusika
Word parts: uru-sika
oo-roo-SEE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaurusikaoo-roo-SEE-kahsoon
Englishwallsoon
Frenchmursoon
Meaning
a wall or partition, especially one made of woven reeds or sticks in traditional building.
Good to know
contrasts with urukuta (a built wall).
Examples
- Inzu ya kera yubakwaga hifashishijwe urusika rw'imigano.The old-style house was built using a woven-reed wall.
- Urusika rwacitse rugomba gusanwa.The reed wall is broken and needs repair.
- Twabonye urusika rugabanya ibyumba bibiri.We saw a partition wall dividing two rooms.
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