• Shona word imba in the Shona Dictionary
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imba
/iᵐɓa/

• noun , class(9)
• synonyms: chivakwa, kumba, mhuri
• dialects/origins: Standard Shona

English translation

house

1. A building designed to be used as a place of residence, or of human occupation for any purpose.

2. An abiding-place; an abode; a place or means of lodgment ; a fixed slielter or investment.

3. A building used for some purpose other than human occupation.
Imba ye huku.

4. The persons collectively who dwell together under one roof; a family; a household.

5. A family regarded as consisting of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from one stock; a tribe.

6. A legislative body; usually, one of the divisions of the legislative branch of a government acting separately, or of any deliberative body divided into two chambers>

7. The audience or attendance at a place of entertainment.