The mtepe is a boat associated with the Swahili people (the word "boat" in the Bantu Swahili language being mtepe). The mtepe's planks are held together by wooden pegs[2] and coir[3][a], so it is a sewn boat designed to be flexible[3][b] in contrast to the rigid vessels of western technique.
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ibwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A.H.J. Prins. "Uncertainties in Coastal Cultural History: The Ngalawa and the Mtepe” Tanganyika Notes and Records No.55: pp.204-214
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rmawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Harvey, Derek, Multihulls for Cruising and Racing, Adlard Coles, London 1990 p. 16, ISBN 0-7136-6414-2
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