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What (who) is butut - definition

CURRENCY OF THE GAMBIA
Dalasi; Gambia dalasi; Gambian Dalasi; Draft:Gambian Dalasi; Butut; ISO 4217:GMD; Commemorative banknotes of the Gambian dalasi
  • 5, 10, 25, 50 bututs coins

butut         
['bu:tu:t]
¦ noun (plural same or bututs) a monetary unit of Gambia, equal to one hundredth of a dalasi.
Origin
a local word.
dalasi         
[d?:'l?:si:]
¦ noun (plural same or dalasis) the basic monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 butut.
Origin
a local word.

Wikipedia

Gambian dalasi

The dalasi is the currency of the Gambia that was adopted in 1971. It is subdivided into 100 bututs. It replaced the Gambian pound at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasis, i.e. 1 dalasi = 0.2 pound = 4 shillings.

The derivative of dala is unknown. In numerous languages in the Francophonie, currency terms (including batut, dalasi, doromi, teemer) refer to the former 5 French West African franc note (the lowest denomination at the time), but to which the origins are not known. One speculated origin is a pronunciation of "dollar"; however, variants of dalasi in other Mandinka dialects (such as daasi) counter this speculation while butut is from Wolof butuut, "small thing".

As a result of inflation, now bututs coins have completely disappeared from circulation and the minimum monetary unit has become 1 dalasi.