instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
Isibane sibonakala kancinci kunexesha lasebusuku okanye xa kumnyama phakathi kune zidanyazisi.
answer:
The light is visible less than the period of darkness between the flashes.


question:
Yiplatfom yeplanga okanye yelitye eyenziwe kwindonga zomlambo okanye ezibukweni ukunikezela ngendawo yokulala kwinqanawa ukulayisha okanye ukothula abakhweli okanye imithwalo. Ngokufanayo nesithulelo senqanawa nangona indawo yokulayishela nokothula iinqanawa nayo idla ngokwenziwa ngamaplanga ngeli lixa isothulelo sona sisenziwa ngamatye.
answer:
A wood or stone platform constructed along the banks of a river or in a harbour to provide berths for vessels to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Similar to quay although a wharf is usually made of wood whilst a quay is built from stone.


question:
Icala lenqanawe elingangeni manzi, elomelele ngaphezu kweliqhelekileyo, elifakelwe ngaphambili ukulawula ukuzalisa kwamanzi xa kunokubakho ukungquzulana ngomphambili.
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A bulkhead, stronger than normal, located forward to control flooding in the event of a head-on collision.