Swahili
tengamaji
teh-ngah-MAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilitengamajiteh-ngah-MAH-jeesoon
Englishwatershedsoon
Frenchligne de partage des eauxsoon
Meaning
a ridge or line separating two river drainage basins, a watershed; from tenga (separate) and maji (water).
Good to know
A geographical, technical term, transparently formed from tenga (to separate) and maji (water).
Examples
- Mlima huu ni tengamaji kati ya mabonde mawili.This mountain is the watershed between two valleys.
- Je, tengamaji liko wapi kwenye ramani?Where is the watershed on the map?
- Hatujui tengamaji la eneo hili.We don't know the watershed of this area.
- Wanajiografia watachora tengamaji kesho.The geographers will map the watershed tomorrow.
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