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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