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Swahili

kiwambaza

kee-wahm-BAH-zah

How to say it

Swahilikiwambazakee-wahm-BAH-zahsoon
Englishpartition wallsoon
Frenchcloisonsoon

Meaning

an interior partition wall, especially one made of mud and wattle.

Good to know

a variant of kiambaza, a wall dividing rooms inside a traditional house.

Examples

  • Walijenga kiwambaza kutenganisha vyumba viwili.They built a partition wall to separate the two rooms.
  • Kiwambaza hicho kimetengenezwa kwa udongo.That partition wall is made of mud.
  • Je, kiwambaza kinaweza kubomolewa kwa urahisi?Can the partition wall be knocked down easily?
  • Mvua kubwa ilibomoa kiwambaza cha nyumba.Heavy rain destroyed the house's mud wall.

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