mikinga

How to say it

Meaning

Obstructions, barriers, or dams.

Good to know

plural of mkinga (m-/mi- class); mikinga ya maji specifically means dams or dikes.

Examples

• Mikinga ya maji imejengwa kuzuia mafuriko.Water barriers have been built to prevent flooding.
• Je, mikinga hii inashikilia vizuri?Are these barriers holding well?
• Mikinga haikutosha kuzuia mvua kubwa.The barriers were not enough to hold back the heavy rain.
• Wahandisi wataongeza mikinga mipya mwaka huu.The engineers will add new barriers this year.