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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BODA-BODA

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PRONUNCIATION OF BODA-BODA

boda-boda  [ˌbəʊdəˈbəʊdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODA-BODA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boda-Boda is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BODA-BODA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boda-boda

Boda-boda

Boda-boda is a bicycle or motorcycle taxi, originally in East Africa. The bicycle rider can also be called boda-boda. In Uganda it is often abbreviated as simply Boda.

Definition of boda-boda in the English dictionary

The definition of boda-boda in the dictionary is a bicycle taxi. Other definition of boda-boda is the bicycle rider in charge of a boda-boda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BODA-BODA


Baroda
bəˈrəʊdə
bootloader
ˈbuːtˌləʊdə
coda
ˈkəʊdə
coder
ˈkəʊdə
decoder
diːˈkəʊdə
encoder
ɪnˈkəʊdə
foreboder
fɔːˈbəʊdə
freeloader
ˈfriːˌləʊdə
loader
ˈləʊdə
moder
ˈməʊdə
Oder
ˈəʊdə
odor
ˈəʊdə
odour
ˈəʊdə
pagoda
pəˈɡəʊdə
railroader
ˈreɪlˌrəʊdə
Sargodha
sɑːˈɡəʊdə
soda
ˈsəʊdə
top-loader
ˌtɒpˈləʊdə
transcoder
trænzˈkəʊdə
vocoder
ˈvəʊˌkəʊdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODA-BODA

bod
bodach
bodacious
bodaciously
bode
Bode´s law
bodeful
bodega
bodement
Bodensee
bodge
bodger
bodgie
Bodh Gaya
Bodhi Tree
Bodhidharma
Bodhisattva
bodice
bodice ripper
bodice-ripping

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODA-BODA

a soda
amadoda
baking soda
benzoate of soda
bicarbonate of soda
caustic soda
club soda
cream soda
Fashoda
gospoda
ice-cream soda
lemon soda
sal soda

Synonyms and antonyms of boda-boda in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boda-boda» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODA-BODA

Find out the translation of boda-boda to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boda-boda from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boda-boda» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博大博大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boda-boda
570 millions of speakers

English

boda-boda
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Boda - Boda
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بودا بودا -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бода - бода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boda- boda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোদা-বোদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boda boda -
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boda-boda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boda Boda -
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボダ、ボダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 Boda - Boda의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boda-boda
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Boda Boda -
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Boda-Boda
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोडा-बोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boda boda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boda - boda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boda - boda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бода - бода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boda - boda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Boda - Boda
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boda - boda
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boda - boda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boda - boda
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boda-boda

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODA-BODA»

The term «boda-boda» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODA-BODA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boda-boda

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODA-BODA»

Discover the use of boda-boda in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boda-boda and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Urban Mobility for All: La Mobilité Urbaine pour Tous
Independent Transport Consultant, UK Annabel Davis TRL Limited, UK ABSTRACT: Bicycle and motorcycle-based boda boda are a Ugandan innovation that extends the range of transport services found in most of Africa. They provide a ...
X. Godard, I. Fatonzoun, 2002
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Uganda
BOdG-DOdG One of the most popular ways of getting around in Uganda is the bicycle-taxi or boda-boda, so called because they originated as bicycles with large panniers, used for smuggling goods across borders by rural footpaths.
Philip Briggs, 2013
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
(a) Boda Boda operators in Mumias Constituency are not subjected by the County Council of Butere/Mumias. The Council has formulated the motorbike Boda Boda bylaws 2010, in order to control the activities of Boda Boda operators within ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
I remember when I was a freshman in this House and raised a Question about boda boda, there was a particular cheeky Member of Parliament who said that boda boda is only a business for Luos and Luhyas of this country. I am glad that the ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE BODA BODA BUSINESS Mr. Wamalwa: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, being greatly concerned by the rising cases of accidents involving motor cycles popularly known as ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Let us now, through this Motion, seek to empower the boda boda drivers of this nation. With those few remarks, I beg to move and ask my learned senior, hon. Olago Aluoch to kindly second. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Mwakwere: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the figures I have given relate to bicycles in general with the boda boda taxis included. However, let me point out that my Ministry has prepared a draft Sessional Paper on boda boda transportation ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Mwakwere: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the figures I have given relate to bicycles in general with the boda boda taxis included. However, let me point out that my Ministry has prepared a draft Sessional Paper on boda boda transportation ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Nairobi? Inviting boda boda transporters to Nairobi is like inviting hawkers of transport. It will be a problem to eliminate them. Boda boda transporters should be confined to small towns. Instead ofboda boda, the Nairobi City Council should  ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Ojode: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. The problem we are facing is that we do not have training facilities for boda boda riders, not even a driving school. We are liaising with the Ministry of Transport so that ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODA-BODA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boda-boda is used in the context of the following news items.
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From boda-bodas to traditional Ethiopian coffee
When a boda-boda brushed against our car's side mirror, our driver simply said, “Hey, my friend,” and the motorcyclist apologized. In Jinja, we ... «Meridian Press, Jul 15»
2
Program to stimulate coffee production launched
COFFEE farmers are working out ways to lure a majority of youths back into growing the cash crop from the boda-boda business they have ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
3
Kibuli faction spokesperson, Sheikh Hassan Kirya, shot dead
... faction spokesperson was gunned down on Tuesday night near the Bweyogerere fly over by unknown assailants riding on a boda-boda. «NTV Uganda, Jul 15»
4
Uganda's 'motorcycle Uber' shows it pays to be safe
Close to 40 percent of trauma cases at Uganda's main Mulago Hospital are the result of boda-boda accidents, according to a joint study in 2010 ... «China Post, Jun 15»
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Janet Museveni: Let us consolidate the gains of NRM
The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni has urged taxi drivers and boda-boda riders to focus on improving their livelihood and ... «NTV Uganda, Jun 15»
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KCCA to get tougher with errant boda-boda cyclists
KCCA says it will continue to clamp down on boda-boda cyclists who disregard new rules barring them from accessing parts of the central ... «NTV Uganda, Jun 15»
7
Uganda's 'Uber for motorcycle taxis' shows it pays to be safe
Close to 40% of trauma cases at Uganda's main Mulago Hospital are the result of boda-boda accidents, according to a joint study in 2010 by ... «News24, Jun 15»
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Emmotoka esse omuyizi wa P.5 mu ntiisa
... 11 nga abadde asoma mu kibiina kyakutaano yatiddwa ekimotoka ky'amafuta enkyayaleero wamu nowa boda-boda abadde amuweese. «NTV Uganda, Jun 15»
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A new business model for Uganda's motorbike taxi industry
With boda-boda accidents contributing to 40% of all trauma cases, SafeBoda connects customers with drivers that have been trained in road ... «How we made it in Africa, Jun 15»
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Busia introduces uniforms for boda-boda riders
Authorities in the border town of Busia have introduced uniforms for bicycle bodaboda riders in a move to curb the increasing number of crimes ... «NTV Uganda, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boda-Boda [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boda-boda>. Apr 2024 ».
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