Swahili
mijoo
mi-JO-o
How to say it
Swahilimijoomi-JO-osoon
Englishcanoessoon
Frenchpiroguessoon
Meaning
Small canoe-like boats, or trees whose wood is used to build them.
Good to know
plural of mjoo (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mijoo ilitumika kuvua samaki ziwani.Canoes were used to fish in the lake.
- Je, mijoo hii inaweza kubeba watu wangapi?How many people can these canoes carry?
- Hii si mijoo, ni mashua kubwa.These are not canoes, they are large boats.
- Wavuvi watatengeneza mijoo mingine msimu ujao.The fishermen will build other canoes next season.
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