Swahili
nyiza
NYI-za
How to say it
SwahilinyizaNYI-zasoon
Englishpalm-leaf stripsoon
Frenchfeuille de cocotiersoon
Meaning
a dried strip of palm leaf used for weaving mats.
Good to know
strip of dried palm-leaf (for plaiting mats). ^nyoa; pull/strip off, remove; shear (sheep); shave, cut/dress the hair
Examples
- Wanawake walisuka mikeka kwa nyiza.Women wove mats from dried palm-leaf strips.
- Nyiza hukaushwa juani kabla ya kusukwa.The palm-leaf strips are dried in the sun before weaving.
- Alikusanya nyiza kutoka kwenye mikorosho.He gathered palm-leaf strips from the palm trees.
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