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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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