Swahili
mrili
m-REE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimrilim-REE-leesoon
Englishcanoe treesoon
Frencharbre à piroguessoon
Meaning
a type of tree whose wood is used for making dugout canoes.
Good to know
mrili (kind of tree, used for mak- ing dugout canoes)
Examples
- Wavuvi walitumia mti wa mrili kutengeneza mtumbwi.Fishermen used mrili wood to make a dugout canoe.
- Mrili hukua karibu na mito.The mrili tree grows near rivers.
- Je, mrili huu una umri gani?How old is this mrili tree?
- Mtumbwi wa mrili ni imara sana.A dugout canoe made of mrili is very sturdy.
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