Kirundi
umuvumvu
Word parts: umu-vumvu
oo-moo-VOOM-voo
How to say it
Kirundiumuvumvuoo-moo-VOOM-voosoon
Englishkind of treesoon
Frencharbre à fibresoon
Meaning
a tree whose fiber is used to make rope.
Good to know
kind of tree (fiber used for rope)
Examples
- Twaboheye umugozi ukomoka ku muvumvu.We twisted a rope made from umuvumvu fiber.
- Umuvumvu umera hafi y'inkengera z'uruzi.The umuvumvu tree grows near riverbanks.
- Igikonyo c'umuvumvu ni co gikoreshwa mu gukora imigozi.It's the bark of the umuvumvu that's used to make ropes.
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