ujamaa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Swahili ujamaa (“brotherhood, extended family”), from jamaa (“family”), from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, “group (of people)”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ujamaa (countable and uncountable, plural ujamaas)
- (uncountable) A socialist ideology of cooperation and collective advancement that formed the basis of socioeconomic policies in Tanzania in the 1960s.
- (countable) A village built according to this ideology, with central homes and school surrounded by communal farmland.
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Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From u- (“-ness”) + jamaa (“family”).
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
ujamaa (u class, no plural)