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manyattas

manyattas is the plural of manyatta.

Meaning of manyatta

Noun

manyatta (plural manyattas)

  1. (Africa, East) A Masai or Samburu settlement or compound, often temporary, established by a family or clan, or as an encampment of young warriors.
    • 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.1901, Sidney Langford Hinde, The Last of the Masai

Questions about manyattas

What is manyattas the plural of?
Manyattas is the plural of manyatta.

Words near manyattas in the dictionary

  1. Manyas shemayas
  2. manyat
  3. manyata
  4. manyatas
  5. manyatta
  6. manyattas
  7. manycore
  8. manye
  9. Manyema
  10. manyfaceted
  11. manyfold

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