Rwodzi

(runangakatsva kubva kuKusvuura gavi)

Rwodzi (Bast fibre) zvinoreva tambo inosvuurwa kubva pagwati rinokwaturwa kubva pamuti inoti munhondo, mupfuti kana musasa. Nokumwe kutaura rwodzi rwunonzi gavi. Rwodzi rwunoshandiswa mabasa akawanda anosanganisira: kusunga huni, kusunga mbariro pakupfirira matenda emba, kuvaka matanga emombe kana huku, kuruka tyava nenhava, nemamwe mabasa anoda kusunganidza zvinhu.


  • Kusvuura gavi zvinoreva kubvisa gavi kubva pagwati remuti. Gavi rinosvuurwa nokurinamura kubva pagwati ndokuchizo rikakata kubva pagavi racho.
  • Kuponora (to remove bark from a tree by beating) zvinoreva kubvisa gwati pamuti nenzira yekupurira pasi.
  • Chikumo (for stripping bark). Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rokuti Chigumo?
  • Gwande (section of bark).
  • Gashu kana rukashu (rope made using four strands of bast fibre) itambo yakarukwa nemhande ina dzemakavi.
  • Bondeka kana mapondeka pakuwanda (Piece of branch or stem of tree cut with its bark on for purpose of extracting bark fibre). Vamwe vanoti nzeta.
  • Kubondeka (Soak bondeka as preparation for extracting fibre).
  • Makwaya (braod piece of bark used for mat).
  • munza (band attached to clothe).
  • Rundaza (band for head or waist). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mandaza?
  • Rundanyara (band of wire).
  • Rundanyara (band of beads for forehead) kana rusore.
  • Kuzvebura (strip off a branch with bast fibre)?

Kurerutsa Mutauro

chinjirudza
  • Mbariro dzinosungwa nemajereveza amakavi: purlins are tied with strips of bark fibre.
  • Chitseketo (Instrument for stripping bark off trees).
  • Nzara makavi inosvuurwa. Hunger is like fibre; it can be removed.
  • Kungwara kukosha ngoyi. To be wise is to prepare strings (for a woven bag).

Mitauro yeAfrika

chinjirudza
  • Baila vanoti lozhi (cord, string) kureva rwodzi. VaTonga vanoti lozi kana luozi (n. bark string) kureva rwodzi.
  • Kirundi inoti umugozi (string, rope) kureva rwodzi. VaRundi ingoyi (chain, rope) kureva cheni kana tambo. Tsuvadi inoti haa'ĩ (n. leather string) kureva tambo yedehwe.
  • VaFwe vanoti rozi (rope) zvichireva tambo. MaZulu vanoti xebu kana xephu (ideophone. of stripping, peeling, tearing off) inyaudzosingwi inodudza kuzvebura?
  • MaZulu vanoti xebuka kana xephuka (Peel off, come off in strips) - zvichida vanoreva kuzvebuka. Mamwe mazwi: xebula kana xephula (Strip off, peel off, tear off) kureva kuzvebura.
  • VaKwere vanoti lugozi (n. rope) zvichireva tambo. Kinande vanoti erihonola (n. remove the crust on a wound) kukwatanura chironda.