daladala
English
Etymology
Swahili daladala, from English dollar.
Noun
daladala (plural daladalas)
- A Tanzanian matatu or share taxi.
Swahili
Etymology
Reduplication of dola, from English dollar.
Noun
daladala (n class, plural daladala)
Synonyms
- matatu (Kenya)
Zulu
Etymology
Reduplication of -dala.
Adjective
-daladala?
Inflection
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-daladala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daladala”
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- English terms borrowed from Swahili
- English terms derived from Swahili
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English twice-borrowed terms
- Swahili reduplications
- Swahili terms borrowed from English
- Swahili terms derived from English
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- Tanzanian Swahili
- sw:Transport
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu adjectives
- Zulu reduplications