mabumani

How to say it

Meaning

Built-up masses or clusters, such as beehives, mounds, bundles, or packs of things gathered together.

Good to know

Plural of bumani (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); a rare, mostly rural/dialectal word.

Examples

• Nyuki walijenga mabumani makubwa juu ya mti.The bees built large hives up in the tree.
• Je, mabumani haya ya nyasi yamekaushwa?Have these bundles of grass been dried?
• Mabumani hayo hayakuwa rahisi kuvunja.Those clusters were not easy to break apart.