An online petition is calling on the giant Disney company to relinquish its trademark of the phrase “hakuna matata,” which was made popular in America after the enormous success of the 1994 animated feature, “The Lion King.”

Disney trademarked the phrase after the release of “The Lion King” — and after it saw the growing popularity of the phrase and the musical number based on that phrase.

“Hakuna matata” is a Swahili phrase that can mean “no problem” or “no worries.”

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Zimbabwean citizen Shelton Mpala created the online petition against Disney — and as of right now, it’s received over 50,000 signatures.

The petition can be found on change.org.

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Mpala told CNN the motivation behind the petition is to “draw attention to the appropriation of African culture and the importance of protecting our heritage, identity and culture from being exploited for financial gain by third parties.”

He added, “This plundered artwork serves to enrich or benefit these museums and corporations and not the creators or people it’s derived from.”

“Hakuna matata” is a regularly used phrase in some parts of eastern and southern Africa.

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It is used in the original “Lion King” as a life philosophy of the two laid-back friends, Timon and Pumbaa (voiced by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, respectively).

It is also used in a musical number the two characters perform as they explain to protagonist Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick) what the phrase means and how they use it.

The phrase is about to get the big-screen treatment once again, when Disney’s live-action “Lion King” remake hits theaters next year on July 19, 2019.

Disney recently released the trailer for the new film.

Jon Favreau (“The Jungle Book,” “Iron Man”) directs the upcoming “Lion King” movie, which stars Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Keegan-Michael Key, James Earl Jones (reprising his role from the first movie), Alfre Woodard, and Beyoncé.

The original “Lion King” earned nearly a billion dollars at the worldwide box office when it was released.

It earned over $312 million domestically and has earned over $100 million since then, thanks to rereleases in IMAX and 3-D.

“The Lion King” was followed by two sequels — 1998’s “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride” and 2004’s “The Lion King 1/2” — and two television shows in addition to that — “Timon and Pumbaa” and “The Lion Guard.”

Check out the trailer for the upcoming “Lion King” in the video just below: