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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