Swahili edit

 
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Etymology edit

From u- +‎ -tumwa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

utumwa (u class, no plural)

  1. slavery

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

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