Hakuna Matata is used to mean - "Hakuna-matata" (pronounced [h?'kun? m?'t?t?]) is a Swahili language phrase from East Africa, meaning "no trouble" or "no problems". (The word "hakuna" means "there is no/there are no", while "matata" means "troubles" or "problems".) ... In 2018, Disney's trademark of the phrase in the US caused controversy in East Africa.