Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manyatta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: many-at-ta
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Masai or Samburu settlement or compound, often temporary, established by a family or clan, or as an encampment of young warriors.

Example Sentences

"The Masai tribes, or sections of tribes, haunt certain districts. Every section has usually some three favourite districts, in each of which is a village called a manyatta."
"All of the inhabitants worked together for two full moon cycles to build their manyattas, bomas for the cows and a fence that spanned the length of two big football pitches to protect everyone from the lions."

Etymology

Borrowed from Maasai manyatta.

Word Breakdown

Root: manyatta

Inflected Forms

manyattas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

enkang

Questions

What does manyatta mean?: A Masai or Samburu settlement or compound, often temporary, established by a family or clan, or as an encampment of young warriors.
Where does manyatta come from?: Borrowed from Maasai manyatta.

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