Swahili
miriti
mee-REE-tee
How to say it
Swahilimiritimee-REE-teesoon
Englishchannelssoon
Frenchcanauxsoon
Meaning
Channels, drains, or pipes for water, or water taps.
Good to know
plural of mriti (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Miriti ya shambani imejaa matope baada ya mvua.The farm's water channels are full of mud after the rain.
- Je, miriti hii inapeleka maji wapi?Where do these channels carry the water?
- Miriti haikusafishwa mwaka jana.The channels were not cleaned last year.
- Wakulima watachimba miriti mipya msimu huu.The farmers will dig new channels this season.
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