How do you use Umu in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Umu in a sentence
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Umu meaning
An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.
Using Umu
- The main meaning on this page is: An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.
- In the example corpus, umu often appears in combinations such as: willaq umu, umu or.
Context around Umu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Umu
- In this selection, "umu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, willaq, mvunga, taking, guyz, obi and literally stand out and add context to how "umu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include academia the umu obi obahai and derived from umu to bear. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "umu" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with umu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Willaq Umu (or Chief Priest) was second to the emperor. (11 words)
For example, the word umareru 'be born' is derived from umu 'to bear, to produce'. (15 words)
I was at a pub in Woodlands 4 years with that guy Mvunga, umu guyz uyu is weak when drunk. (20 words)
Passengers taking ‘umu and fish on flights from Tonga to New Zealand will be able to get through quarantine more quickly thanks to a new agreement with Biosecurity New Zealand. (30 words)
Next to the Sapa Inca in terms of power may have been the Willaq Umu, literally the "priest who recounts", who was the High Priest of the Sun. (28 words)
Among IVM’s vehicle models are the five-seaters Fox (1.5-liter engine) and Umu (2-liter engine) as well as the mini-bus Uzo. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
I was at a pub in Woodlands 4 years with that guy Mvunga, umu guyz uyu is weak when drunk.
Among IVM’s vehicle models are the five-seaters Fox (1.5-liter engine) and Umu (2-liter engine) as well as the mini-bus Uzo.
He even condoled with the academia, the Umu Obi Obahai Royal Family of Ogwashi-Uku, friends and professional colleagues of the late scholar.
Passengers taking ‘umu and fish on flights from Tonga to New Zealand will be able to get through quarantine more quickly thanks to a new agreement with Biosecurity New Zealand.
For example, the word umareru 'be born' is derived from umu 'to bear, to produce'.
Next to the Sapa Inca in terms of power may have been the Willaq Umu, literally the "priest who recounts", who was the High Priest of the Sun.
The tuber itself is prepared in various ways, including baking, steaming in earth ovens (umu or imu), boiling, and frying.
The Willaq Umu (or Chief Priest) was second to the emperor.
Common combinations with umu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- willaq umu 2×
- umu or 2×