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Swahili

impemba

eem-PEHM-bah

How to say it

Swahiliimpembaeem-PEHM-bahsoon
Englishcassava varietysoon
Frenchvariété de maniocsoon

Meaning

a variety of cassava (manioc) grown for food.

Good to know

mpemba (kind of manioc)

Examples

  • Wakulima wanapanda impemba shambani.The farmers are planting the impemba cassava in the field.
  • Je, impemba hii ni tamu au chungu?Is this cassava variety sweet or bitter?
  • Hatukupata impemba ya kutosha msimu huu.We did not get enough of this cassava variety this season.

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