amunisin

Yoruba

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

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ā.mṹ.nĩ̄.sĩ̀/

Noun

amúnisìn

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

Derived terms

• 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”)