mabaraza

How to say it

Meaning

Councils or assemblies for discussion; also, raised open porches or benches outside houses where people sit and socialize.

Good to know

Plural of baraza (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).

Examples

• Mabaraza ya wazee yalikutana kutatua mzozo ule.The councils of elders met to resolve that dispute.
• Je, mabaraza haya yana mamlaka gani kisheria?What legal authority do these councils have?
• Mabaraza hayo hayakufikia muafaka.Those councils did not reach a consensus.
• Wanavijiji wataketi kwenye mabaraza jioni hii kuzungumza.The villagers will sit on the porches this evening to talk.