umumanda

How to say it

Meaning

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

Good to know

tree of which bark was used for clothing mandarine tangerine, mandarine

Examples

• Bakuye igishishwa c'umumanda bacokora impuzu.They peeled the bark of the tree to make cloth.
• Ese umumanda utera hano mu gisagara?Does the bark-cloth tree grow here in the village?
• Nta mumanda usigaye mu ishamba ryacu.There is no bark-cloth tree left in our forest.
• Twarimye umumanda mushasha mu murima.We planted a new bark-cloth tree in the field.