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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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