coastal [noun]

Hamala

Maana (Definition)

The heavy freight or cargo payload carried aboard a dhow or transported by port porters.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

port burden / dhow cargo load

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mzigo

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Arabic / Coastal Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Hamala ya spais na kitambaa ilipakuliwa bandarini Lamu."

Translation: The cargo load of spices and cloth was unloaded at Lamu port.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Mzigo Shehena ya hekima