noun

MEANING 1

A soft pad or ring of leaves or grass to ease a load on the head.

Example of use

Nindema i?ana, MEANING: I have made a pad.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Nkata.

MEANING 2

A band of twisted grass on the edge of the roof to hold down the thatch.

Example of use

Kakisha i?ana ya fyani, MEANING: Tie tightly the band of twisted grass on the edge of the roof to hold down the thatch.