mwale

How to say it

Meaning

a tall palm whose leaves yield fiber used for weaving, a raffia palm.

Good to know

raffia palm. mwali, mvvari (wali); a boy or girl before or during the initiation ceremony; (also mwanamwali, pi. wanawali) a girl who menstruates for the first time

Examples

• Mwale hukua kando ya mto.The raffia palm grows along the river.
• Je, mwale huu unatumika kutengeneza nini?What is this raffia palm used to make?
• Walikata majani ya mwale kwa ajili ya paa.They cut raffia-palm leaves for roofing.
• Hakuna mwale uliobaki shambani.There is no raffia palm left on the farm.