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单词 manyatta
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Definition of manyatta in English:

manyatta

noun manˈjatə
  • (among the Masai and some other African peoples) a group of huts forming a unit within a common fence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A tour operator says that for many visitors a holiday in Kenya is incomplete without a visit to a manyatta.
    • For two years, she spent a lot of time with the Maasai, visiting almost every weekend at their manyatta, and living with them for a couple of weeks in one of their remote villages.
    • For example, some schools in Nairobi have good facilities, enough supplies, and qualified teachers, while only an hour's drive away is a school on a Maasai manyatta made of sticks and cow dung, with no supplies.

Origin

Masai.

 
 
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