napa

How to say it

Meaning

a palm leaf, from the mvumo or mnazi palm, sometimes used as protection against rain.

Good to know

tapa (leaf of the mvumo or mnazi, sometimes used as a protection against rain). tapakaa be scattered/spread, ugonjwa ume- tapakaa nchi nzima. The disease has spread over the entire country

Examples

• Alijifunika kwa napa wakati wa mvua.He covered himself with a palm leaf during the rain.
• Je, napa hutumika kwa ujenzi wa paa?Are palm leaves used for building roofs?
• Walikusanya napa nyingi kabla ya msimu wa mvua.They gathered many palm leaves before the rainy season.