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coastal [noun]

Champali

Maana (Definition)

Traditional hand-stitched leather sandals worn in Swahili coastal towns.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

leather coastal slippers / sandals

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

champali

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Arabic-Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Alivaa champali mpya kwenda msikitini."

Translation: He wore new leather sandals going to the mosque.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
kandambiliViatu
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