Task: Translation
Input (English): By the early 1980s the canal had been dredged to a depth of 16.15 m (53 ft).
Output (Xhosa): Ekuqaleni ku 1980 eli jelo lagutyulwa ukuya kutsho kubunzulu obuyi 16, 75 emitha (inyawo ezingamashumi amahlanu anesithathu).