Kirundi
umuvumu
Word parts: umu-vumu
oo-moo-VOO-moo
How to say it
Kirundiumuvumuoo-moo-VOO-moosoon
Englishtree of which bark is used for clothingsoon
Frencharbre à écorce textilesoon
Meaning
a tree whose inner bark is stripped and beaten to make bark cloth.
Good to know
tree of which bark is used for clothing
Examples
- Sogokuru yakoresheje igikonyo c'umuvumu mu gutunganya impuzu.Grandfather used umuvumu bark to make clothing.
- Umuvumu umera mu mashamba yo mu misozi.The umuvumu tree grows in the forests of the hills.
- Igikonyo c'umuvumu kirakubagurwa kugira gikorane.The bark of the umuvumu is beaten to soften it.
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