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Kirundi

imivumvu

Word parts: imi-vumvu

ee-mee-VOOM-voo

How to say it

Kirundiimivumvuee-mee-VOOM-voosoon
Englishfiber treessoon
Frencharbres à fibresoon

Meaning

Trees whose bark fiber is stripped and twisted to make rope.

Good to know

plural of umuvumvu (umu-/imi- class).

Examples

  • Abakozi bakoresha imivumvu mu gukora imigozi.Workers use fiber trees to make ropes.
  • Ese imivumvu iraboneka mu gasozi kanyu?Are fiber trees found in your forest?
  • Uwo murima ntugira imivumvu myinshi ubu.That field no longer has many fiber trees.
  • Abahinzi bazotema imivumvu bakora imigozi mishya.The farmers will cut fiber trees to make new ropes.

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