indimi

Swahili

mitenge

mee-TEHN-geh

How to say it

Swahilimitengemee-TEHN-gehsoon
Englishoutriggerssoon
Frenchbalancierssoon

Meaning

Nautical outriggers, stabilizing floats attached to the side of a canoe.

Good to know

Plural of mtenge (m-/mi- class); nautical term. Rare word.

Examples

  • Wavuvi waliongeza mitenge kwenye mitumbwi yao.The fishermen added outriggers to their canoes.
  • Je, mitenge hii inasaidia mtumbwi usipinduke?Do these outriggers help keep the canoe from capsizing?
  • Mitenge hiyo ilitengenezwa kwa mianzi.Those outriggers were made from bamboo.

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