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matatu.

matatu

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. matatu

    Kenya · class-v
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mà- Proto-Sabaki *ma- Swahili ma- Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀ Swahili -tatu Swahili matatu From ma- + -tatu (“three”), based on the original flat fare of thirty cents in the 1960s.

adj

  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -tatu

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.