Dar es Salaam, Nov. 13 -- “CHUMBA cha kulala wageni” means “guest bedroom” or “guest room” in English.

Chumba = room Cha = of / belonging to Kulala = to sleep Wageni = guests So literally, it means “the room for guests to sleep in.”

Origin

The phrase comes from the Swahili language, which is a Bantu language enriched with words from Arabic and other languages due to trade and cultural exchange along the East African coast.

The structure

“Chumba cha” (room of) is a common Swahili grammatical pattern showing possession or purpose.“Kulala wageni” indicates the function of the room — a place where guests rest or sleep.

How to Use in a Sentence

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