tubarĩ
- brick. Brick. A rectangular block made from clay mixed with straw and hardened by sun-drying or fire, used in construction.
Example: Gĩũkĩrei, mũthiĩ, mũkarute wĩra; amu mũticoka kũheo rũũa; no rĩrĩ, mũigana wanyu wa matubarĩ ũgũtuĩka o ta ũrĩa wa mbere. (Now off to work! No straw will be supplied to you, but you must supply your quota of bricks.”); Mũtigũcoka kũhe andũ rũũa rũa ngano rũa gũthondeka matubarĩ naruo, ta ũrĩa mũrekaga mbere; rekei mathiage kwĩũnganĩria rũũa arĩ o. (“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for their brickmaking Straw was mixed with clay to give sun-dried bricks greater cohesion and durability. as before. Let them go and gather their own straw!)