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coastal [noun]

Zia la chumvi

Maana (Definition)

Enclosed coastal salt pond or hypersaline lagoon where salt crystallizes

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

hyper-saline coastal lagoon

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

zia chumvi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Coast / Geo
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wafanyabiashara walivuna chumvi kwenye zia la chumvi"

Translation: Merchants harvested salt at the hyper-saline coastal lagoon

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
ziwa chumvi
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