manyatta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

manyatta manyattas

Etymology

Borrowed from Maasai manyatta.

Related words

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