Swahili
kidau
ki-DA-u
How to say it
Swahilikidauki-DA-usoon
Englishdhowsoon
Frenchboutresoon
Meaning
a small dhow or wooden sailing boat.
Good to know
diminutive of dau, the traditional East African sailing boat.
Examples
- Wavuvi walitumia kidau kuvua karibu na pwani.The fishermen used a small dhow to fish near the coast.
- Kidau hicho kinamilikiwa na nani?Who owns that small boat?
- Hatukuweza kuvuka kwa kidau kwa sababu ya mawimbi makubwa.We could not cross by small boat because of the big waves.
- Watoto walicheza karibu na vidau vilivyoegeshwa ufuoni.The children played near the small boats moored on the shore.
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