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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