amunisin
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Yoruba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to make”) + ẹni (“person”) + sìn (“to serve”), literally “One who engages in exploiting a person to work for them”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amúnisìn
Derived terms
[edit]- ìgbà-amúnisìn (“colonialism period”)
- ìjọba amúnisìn (“colonial administration (specifically the British)”)
- ajẹmọ́-ìjọba-amúnisìn (“colonial”)
- ètò-ẹ̀kọ́ ìjọbá-amúnisìn (“colonial education”)
- sáà ìjọbá-amúnisìn (“colonial era”)
- ìrònú ajẹmọ́-ìgbà-amúnisì (“colonial mentality”)
- ogún atọ́wọ́-ìjọbá-amúnisìn (“postcolonialism, legacy of colonialism”)