Swahili
mjoo
UM-joh
How to say it
SwahilimjooUM-johsoon
Englishcanoesoon
Frenchpiroguesoon
Meaning
a small canoe-like boat, or the tree whose wood is used to build it.
Good to know
mi- class (things or plants, depending on sense); mjoo can mean either the boat itself or the tree it is carved from.
Examples
- Wavuvi walitumia mjoo kuvua samaki.The fishermen used a canoe to fish.
- Je, mjoo huu umetengenezwa na mti gani?What tree was this canoe made from?
- Hawakuwa na mjoo wa kutosha kwa safari.They did not have enough canoes for the trip.
- Watachonga mjoo mpya msimu huu.They will carve a new canoe this season.
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