daladala

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daladala

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Reduplication of dala, borrowed from English dollar. The word dala is slang for 5 shillings, which was the daladala fare in the 1980s. Conductors would call dala, dala.

noun daladala

class ix matatu
Similar: matatu

In English

matatu minivan often used as a share taxi — see also minivan, shared taxi
shared taxi a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without tim

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"daladala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/daladala. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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daladala. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daladala

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"daladala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daladala.

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@misc{daladala_2026,
  title = {daladala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/daladala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}