Swahili
mirili
mee-REE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimirilimee-REE-leesoon
Englishcanoe treessoon
Frencharbres à piroguessoon
Meaning
Trees whose wood is used for carving dugout canoes.
Good to know
plural of mrili (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mirili mikubwa hukatwa kutengeneza mitumbwi.Large canoe trees are cut to make dugout canoes.
- Je, mirili hii bado inapatikana pwani?Are these canoe trees still found on the coast?
- Mirili haikatwi kiholela kwa sababu ni adimu.Canoe trees are not cut carelessly because they are scarce.
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