matatu

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• Received-Pronunciation: /məˈtætuː/
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• General-American: /məˈtɑˌtu/
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Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mà- Proto-Sabaki *ma- Swahili ma- Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀ Swahili -tatu Swahili matatubor. English matatu From Swahili matatu, a clipping of mapeni matatu (“thirty cents”, literally “three ten-cent coins”), the flat fare paid for such transportation in the 1960s. The word matatu is from ma- (prefix forming plurals) + -tatu (“three”) (from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀ (“three”)).

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: matatu — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Finnish: reittitaksi — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Swahili: matatu — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Swahili: moshogi — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Swahili: shedhi — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Swahili: daladala — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Ukrainian: матату (matatu) — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
• Ukrainian: матрей (matrej) — minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi