Swahili
mipaka
mee-PAH-kah
How to say it
Swahilimipakamee-PAH-kahsoon
Englishboundariessoon
Frenchfrontièressoon
Meaning
Boundaries, borders, limits, or barriers.
Good to know
plural of mpaka (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Nchi hizo mbili zina mipaka ya muda mrefu.Those two countries have long-standing boundaries.
- Je, mipaka hii imewahi kubadilishwa?Have these boundaries ever been changed?
- Mipaka ya shamba haikuwa wazi kwa wote.The farm boundaries were not clear to everyone.
- Serikali itaweka alama mpya kwenye mipaka.The government will place new markers on the boundaries.
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