mwena
- side, surface; (in space) direction; 2. mwena wa irathiro, ithuiro, east, west; mwena wa iguru, muhuro, top, bottom; 3. mwena wa na thini, the inside; mwena uriku?, which direction?; mwena wa urio, umotho, left, right; thii na mwena moye, sideways; iga mwena put aside
Example: "Iria ria Victoria rĩ mwena wa Kisumu." — Lake Victoria is near Kisumu.