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daladala

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daladala /ˌdaləˈdalə /
noun (in Tanzania) a van or minibus that carries passengers for a fare as part of an informal transport system:
every morning we would board a daladala from Mbagala to Kariakoo.
– ORIGIN Kiswahili, from a reduplication (perhaps originally as a driver's call) of dala dollar, also the nickname of the Tanzanian five-shilling coin.