coastal [noun]

Falahi

Maana (Definition)

A traditional smallholder cultivator farming fertile alluvial soils along coastal river basins.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

peasant farmer along river deltas

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mkulima wa chini / falahi

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wafalahi wa Mto Tana walivuna mpunga mwingi msimu huu."

Translation: Peasant farmers along the Tana River harvested abundant rice this season.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Mkulima mlima shambani