imbata

How to say it

Meaning

a person owned and forced to work by another; a slave.

Good to know

a historical term; in some regional usage the same spelling is also reported for "duck" (a distinct, unrelated sense) — flagged as uncertain.

Examples

• Kera hari abantu bafatwaga nk'imbata.Long ago some people were treated as slaves.
• Ntabwo imbata yashoboraga guhunga umutware wayo.A slave couldn't escape their master.
• Ese ubucakara bw'imbata bwararangiye ryari?When did slavery of that kind end?
• Amateka avuga ku mibereho y'imbata za kera.History tells of the lives of slaves long ago.

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