kandika

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Meaning

to plaster or coat a surface, especially a wall, with mud or clay.

Good to know

commonly used of coating the walls of a traditional mud house, ukuta wa kandika.

Examples

• Wanakijiji walikandika kuta za nyumba kwa udongo.The villagers plastered the house walls with mud.
• Ukuta huu umekandikwa vizuri.This wall has been well plastered.
• Je, mnakandika nyumba kwa udongo au saruji?Do you plaster houses with mud or cement?
• Baba alikandika ukuta uliobomoka.Father replastered the wall that had crumbled.

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