Swahili
mtumbwi
m-TUM-bwi
How to say it
Swahilimtumbwim-TUM-bwisoon
Englishlog canoesoon
Frenchpiroguesoon
Meaning
a log canoe, a dugout without outriggers.
Good to know
log canoe (dugout, without outriggers)
Examples
- Mvuvi alipiga makasia mtumbwi wake.The fisherman paddled his dugout canoe.
- Mtumbwi ulitengenezwa kutoka shina moja.The canoe was carved from a single trunk.
- Je, mtumbwi huu unaweza kubeba watu wangapi?How many people can this canoe carry?
- Hawakuweza kuuvusha mtumbwi mtoni ukiwa umejaa maji.They couldn't get the canoe across the river once it had filled with water.
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