Swahili
ndakaka
nda-KA-ka
How to say it
Swahilindakakanda-KA-kasoon
Englishthatching polesoon
Frenchperche à chaumesoon
Meaning
a long thin pole used for thatching roofs.
Good to know
ndakaka (long thin pole used in thatching roofs)
Examples
- Fundi alitumia ndakaka kujenga paa.The builder used thin poles to build the roof.
- Je, ndakaka hizi zimekatwa wapi?Where were these thatching poles cut?
- Walihitaji ndakaka nyingi kumaliza nyumba.They needed many poles to finish the house.
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