chengo

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Meaning

a dwelling house, or a temporary stopping place such as a camp or village.

Good to know

(dwelling-)house, resi- dence; stopping-place, camp; village. chengua rare tear down, demolish (buildings). chenji LEngl.J; substitute. fin. change, exchange, fedha ya chengo. (small) change; v. to change/ exchange. :henu see -enu

Examples

• Wasafiri walijenga chengo la muda kando ya njia.The travelers built a temporary camp beside the road.
• Familia iliishi kwenye chengo kidogo mashambani.The family lived in a small dwelling in the countryside.
• Chengo kile kilikuwa na nyumba chache tu.That village had only a few houses.
• Walipumzika kwenye chengo kabla ya kuendelea na safari.They rested at the stopping place before continuing the journey.

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