Kirundi
ibivumu
Word parts: ibi-vumu
ee-bee-VOO-moo
How to say it
Kirundiibivumuee-bee-VOO-moosoon
Englishbark-cloth treessoon
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Meaning
Trees whose bark is used for making clothing.
Good to know
plural of ikivumu (iki-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibivumu biramera mu mashamba yo mu majepfo y'igihugu.Bark-cloth trees grow in forests in the south of the country.
- Mbega ibivumu bikoreshwa mu gukora impuzu z'ubwoko?Are bark-cloth trees used to make traditional clothing?
- Ibivumu ntibiboneka mu mijyi.Bark-cloth trees are not found in cities.
- Abasizi bazokoresha igikonyo c'ibivumu mu gukora impuzu.The craftsmen will use bark from the bark-cloth trees to make clothing.
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