kitani

How to say it

Meaning

the sisal or flax plant and the fiber it produces; cloth woven from such fiber (linen); also string made from it.

Good to know

'Shamba la kitani' means a sisal plantation.

Examples

• Wafanyakazi walivuna kitani shambani.Workers harvested sisal in the field.
• Alivaa shati la kitani jeupe.He wore a white linen shirt.
• Tulifunga mzigo kwa uzi wa kitani.We tied the load with sisal string.
• Shamba la kitani linahitaji ardhi kavu.A sisal plantation needs dry land.