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coastal [verb]

Chogoa

Maana (Definition)

To carefully carve or trim wooden beams for shipbuilding.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

prune timber / trim dhow frames

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

kata vizuri

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Kimvita Coastal Dialect
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Fundi alichogoa mbao za jahazi."

Translation: The carpenter trimmed the dhow timber.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
ChongaKukata kamba
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