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.

Example input: Ulwakhiwo neempawu zentsinga zemifuno.
Example output: Construction and characteristics of vegetable fibre cordage.
Example explanation: 'Ulwakhiwo neempawu' means construction/make-up and characteristics, 'zentsinga zemifuno' roughly translates to 'of fibre from vegetables'.
Q: 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.
A:
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.