vilango

How to say it

Meaning

Narrow passages, such as straits, channels, or ravines.

Good to know

plural of kilango (ki-/vi- class); geographic term.

Examples

• Meli ilipita kwa uangalifu kwenye vilango vyembamba.The ship passed carefully through the narrow channels.
• Vilango hivyo ni hatari wakati wa dhoruba.Those narrow passages are dangerous during storms.
• Je, vilango vya mlima huu vinapitika kwa gari?Are this mountain's narrow passages passable by car?
• Wavuvi wanajua vilango vyote vya pwani hii.The fishermen know all the narrow passages of this coast.