1. Ko priŋcipala ɛ korsa priŋcipala flu di re bacina.
1. A mainstem is the main stream of a drainage basin.
1.1. Ko priŋcipala a pro portata mɛdja maᵹᵹora, a onnji komflʋɛnza pu, di saa tributarjaj ko.
1.1. A mainstem has a higher average discharge, at each confluence, than its tributaries.
1.2. Ko “priŋcipala” ke a pro portata mɛdja minora, a komflʋɛnza pu, di ko “tributarja“· ɛ ko tributarja.
1.2. A “mainstem” that has a lower average discharge, at the confluence, than a “tributary” is a tributary.
2. Priŋcipala ko da noma pa a bacina re.
2. The mainstem gives the name to the drainage basin.
2.1. Priŋcipala ko mantjɛne stessa noma pa luŋgo saa korsa lu.
2.1. The mainstem keeps the same name along its course.
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