amunisin

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Yoruba

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Ilé Frederick Lugard, tó jẹ́ olórí ìjọba amúnisìn nílẹ̀ Yorùbá àkọ́kọ́ nílùú Èkó

Etymology

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From a- (agent prefix) +‎ (to make) +‎ ẹni (person) +‎ sìn (to serve), literally One who engages in exploiting a person to work for them.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ā.mṹ.nĩ̄.sĩ̀/

Noun

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amúnisìn

  1. exploiter, taskmaster
  2. colonialism, imperialism
  3. colonizer, imperialist
  4. enslavement, servitude

Derived terms

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