boti
BOH-tee
How to say it
SwahilibotiBOH-teesoon
Englishboat
Frenchbateau
Meaning
A small or medium vessel with an engine or oars, used to carry people or goods on a lake, river or the sea.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: boti mbili. Boti ya doria, patrol boat; boti ya uvuvi, fishing boat. A large ship is meli, a canoe mtumbwi.
Examples
- Tulivuka ziwa kwa boti ya abiria.We crossed the lake by passenger boat.
- Wavuvi walirudi na boti zilizojaa samaki.The fishermen came back with boats full of fish.
- Boti hiyo ilipinduka karibu na kisiwa.That boat capsized near the island.
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