imimanda

How to say it

Meaning

trees whose inner bark was traditionally beaten and softened to make cloth.

Good to know

plural of umumanda (umu-/imi- class); traditional/cultural vocabulary.

Examples

• Imimanda yamye ikoreshwa mu gukora impuzu za kera.Bark-cloth trees were used to make cloth long ago.
• Ese imimanda iracaboneka mu gasozi kacu?Can bark-cloth trees still be found in our forest?
• Imimanda ntikibonwa nk'uko yahoze ibonwa kera.Bark-cloth trees aren't found as they used to be long ago.
• Abashakashatsi bazoraba imimanda isigaye mu gihugu.The researchers will survey the bark-cloth trees remaining in the country.