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Kirundi

ibivumu

Word parts: ibi-vumu

ee-bee-VOO-moo

How to say it

Kirundiibivumuee-bee-VOO-moosoon
Englishbark-cloth treessoon
Frencharbres à écorcesoon

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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