Zanzibar
Nineteenth Century

Units of mass

         

mzo
       

frasila

10
     

pishi

6

60
   

mani

2

12

120
 

rátel

3

6

36

360

wakia

16

48

96

576

5760

1
oz av

1
lb av

3
lb av

6
lb av

35
lb av

350
lb av

Units of capacity

Edward Steere.
A Handbook of the Swahili Language as Spoken at Zanzibar. 3rd ed.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884.

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