uungwana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

uungwana (u class, no plural)

1. the status of being freeborn or patrician
2. being civilized or cultured, being well-bred

Related terms

• muungwana

Further reading

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