The body was dressed in a doti and a half of new American sheeting.
Diplomacy urged me to send forward a present of one doti to the Sultan, who, however, would not accept it, because he happened to be drunk with pombe, and was therefore disposed to be insolent.
It was useless to follow him in the morning, as it would have detained me many more days than I could afford; but I mentally vowed that Mr. Hamdallah should work out those 27 doti of cloths before I reached the coast.
Dabwani Ulyah contributed by myself, also one doti of Barsati from me, two doti Merikani Satine from Sheikh Thani, and two doti of Kaniki from Sheikh Hamed, as a first instalment of the tribute.
I addressed my men, and asked them if they were willing to march to Ujiji without a single halt, and then promised them, if they acceded to my wishes, two doti each man.
Go on the Kiwyeh road and pay twenty doti muhongo.
The demand being considered just, a reward to the extent of two doti and a fundo, or ten necklaces of beads, was given.
I proposed to leave a doti Merikano and one of Kaniké to buy specimens of workmanship.
After a great deal of delay and trouble about a canoe, we got one from Habee for ten dotis or forty yards of calico, and a doti or four yards to each of nine paddlers to bring the vessel back.
I sent a doti to the headman of the village, where we made the litter, to ask for a guide to take us straight south instead of going east to Fipa, which is four days off and out of our course.
We sent a return present of two dotis of cloth, one jorah of Kaniké, one doti of coloured cloth, three pounds of beads, and a paper of needles.
We may be liberal, for we can afford it, but we have not one doti (four yards) of cloth too much.
Give him four doti (sixteen yards), and let him cover himself from head to foot if he wants to, though I think it all folly, all nonsense.
If they were, he would, on their arrival, present each twodoti of cloth.
I thought you might have a thousand men with you, by your going to fine a strong white man who has plenty of guns and soldiers two doti for burying a dead horse.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "doti" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
