daladala

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili daladala, from English dollar.

Noun

daladala (plural daladalas)

1. A Tanzanian matatu or share taxi.

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of dola, from English dollar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

daladala (n class, plural daladala)

1. (Tanzania) matatu

Synonyms

• matatu (Kenya)

Zulu

Etymology

Reduplication of -dala.

Adjective

-daladala^?

1. very old, ancient

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimdaladala	engingemdaladala	ngimdaladala	angimdaladala
2nd singular	omdaladala	ongemdaladala	umdaladala	awumdaladala
1st plural	esibadaladala	esingebadaladala	sibadaladala	asibadaladala
2nd plural	enibadaladala	eningebadaladala	nibadaladala	anibadaladala
Class 1	omdaladala	ongemdaladala	mdaladala	akamdaladala
Class 2	abadaladala	abangebadaladala	badaladala	ababadaladala
Class 3	omdaladala	ongemdaladala	mdaladala	awumdaladala
Class 4	emidaladala	engemidaladala	midaladala	ayimidaladala
Class 5	elidaladala	elingelidaladala	lidaladala	alilidaladala
Class 6	amadaladala	angemadaladala	madaladala	awamadaladala
Class 7	esidaladala	esingesidaladala	sidaladala	asisidaladala
Class 8	ezindaladala	ezingezindaladala	zindaladala	azizindaladala
Class 9	endaladala	engendaladala, engeyindaladala	indaladala, yindaladala	ayiyindaladala
Class 10	ezindaladala	ezingezindaladala	zindaladala	azizindaladala
Class 11	oludaladala	olungeludaladala	ludaladala	aluludaladala
Class 14	obudaladala	obungebudaladala	budaladala	abubudaladala
Class 15	okudaladala	okungekudaladala	kudaladala	akukudaladala
Class 17	okudaladala	okungekudaladala	kudaladala	akukudaladala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-daladala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daladala”