katambuga

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Swahili

Etymology

From -kata (to cut) +‎ mbuga (grassland), literally to cut across the grassland. Cattle herders commonly wear these type of shoes because they are "tough enough to resist prickly thorns, spiky pebbles and hot sand".[1]

Noun

katambuga class ? (plural )

  1. (Tanzania) sandal made from old tyres
    Synonym: (Kenya) akala

References

  1. ^ Jiwa, S.F. (2000) “Mbuke: The Goat Herder”, in Tanzania Veterinary Journal, volume 20, number 2, page 110 of 110-113