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Swahili

shapa

SHA-pa

How to say it

SwahilishapaSHA-pasoon
Englishraftsoon
Frenchradeausoon

Meaning

a raft or ferry; shapa la nyuki means a honeycomb.

Good to know

raft, ferry. shapa la nyuki. honey- comb

Examples

  • Wavuvi walivuka mto kwa shapa.The fishermen crossed the river on a raft.
  • Shapa la nyuki lilikuwa limejaa asali.The honeycomb was full of honey.
  • Je, shapa hili linaweza kubeba watu wawili?Can this raft carry two people?
  • Hawakutumia shapa kuvuka ziwa hilo.They did not use a ferry to cross that lake.

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