bweni

How to say it

Meaning

sleeping quarters shared by unmarried young people, especially a boarding-school dormitory.

Good to know

shule ya bweni is a boarding school; bweni can also refer to a junior sports team.

Examples

• Anasoma shule ya bweni mjini.He attends a boarding school in town.
• Wanafunzi wa bweni wanalala chumba kimoja.The boarding students sleep in one room.
• Bweni letu lina wanafunzi ishirini.Our dormitory has twenty students.
• Timu ya bweni ilishinda mchezo jana.The junior team won the match yesterday.

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