Swahili
viambo
vee-AHM-boh
How to say it
Swahiliviambovee-AHM-bohsoon
Englishhouseholdssoon
Frenchménagessoon
Meaning
Households or villages; also household furnishings collectively.
Good to know
plural of kiambo (ki-/vi- class); households or villages. Rare word.
Examples
- Viambo vingi vilikusanyika kwenye sherehe ya kijiji.Many households gathered for the village celebration.
- Je, viambo hivyo vinashirikiana kazi za shamba?Do those households share farm work together?
- Viambo vya wakulima vilipata mvua nzuri.The farmers' households got good rain.
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