Swahili
kiyambaza
kee-yahm-BAH-zah
How to say it
Swahilikiyambazakee-yahm-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
- Kiyambaza kiligawanya sebule na chumba cha kulala.The partition wall divided the living room from the bedroom.
- Walipaka kiyambaza kwa rangi nyeupe.They painted the partition wall white.
- Je, kiyambaza hicho ni imara?Is that partition wall sturdy?
- Mchwa waliharibu kiyambaza cha zamani.Termites destroyed the old mud wall.
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