utumwa

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From u- +‎ -tumwa.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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utumwa (u class, no plural)

  1. slavery
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Further reading

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