kujichagulia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Swahili kujichagulia (“self-determination”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkujichagulia (uncountable)
- self-determination (in the context of African-American culture)
- 2020 November 5, North Carolina State University Calendar[1]:
- On the second day of Kwanzaa, we practice Kujichagulia, the principle of self-determination. This principle highlights for the NC State community what it means to define, name, create and speak for ourselves.
- 2021 July 4, Justin Phillips, “Why I'm sitting out the Fourth of July”, in San Francisco Chronicle[2]:
- [Professor Macheo] Payne said. "It’s going to soil and spoil the kujichagulia of Juneteenth. ... It’s going to feel like it’s theirs, too."
Swahili
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkujichagulia (verbal noun of the ku class)
- reflexive infinitive form of -chagulia (literally “to decide for oneself”)