ngambi

How to say it

Meaning

cooperative labor performed by a group of neighbors or community members who help one another in turn.

Good to know

describes a work party, such as neighbors gathering to clear or harvest a field together, rather than paid labor.

Examples

• Wanakijiji walikusanyika kwa ngambi kulima shamba la mzee.The villagers gathered for communal work to farm the old man's field.
• Tutafanya ngambi kesho kujenga nyumba ya jirani.We will do communal work tomorrow to build our neighbor's house.
• Bila ngambi, kazi hii isingekamilika kwa wakati.Without communal work, this task would not have been finished on time.
• Ngambi itaanza saa ngapi asubuhi?What time will the communal work start in the morning?