coastal [noun]

Chanja la samaki

Maana (Definition)

A raised bamboo or timber platform erected near beaches for drying salted fish.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

elevated wooden frame for sun-drying fish

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

chanja ya samaki

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Term

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wavuvi walipanga samaki juu ya chanja la samaki."

Translation: Fishermen arranged fish on the wooden sun-drying frame.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Chanja Ndoa ya mkeka