machane

How to say it

Meaning

Strips cut from a leaf, used for weaving mats.

Good to know

Plural of chane (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); a weaving-craft word.

Examples

• Wafumaji walikata machane ya makuti kwa ustadi.The weavers skillfully cut strips of palm leaf.
• Je, machane haya yanatosha kusuka mkeka mmoja?Are these strips enough to weave one mat?
• Machane hayo hayakukauka vizuri kwenye jua.Those strips did not dry well in the sun.