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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