utumwa

Swahili

Etymology

From u- +‎ -tumwa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

utumwa class XI (no plural)

  1. slavery

Further reading

  • Eastman, Carol M. (1994) “Service, slavery ('utumwa') and Swahili social reality”, in Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere‎[1], volume 37, pages 87-107
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