taata
/ (ˈtata) /
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noun
East African a child's word for father
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Example sentences from the Web for taata
He answered Taata eno; that is, bad men they did, first Tipperahy, or beating them till they were dead.
Tupia, who was with us, observed that they were Taata Eno's; that is, bad or poor people.