Swahili
kijakazi
ki-ja-KA-zi
How to say it
Swahilikijakaziki-ja-KA-zisoon
Englishslave girlsoon
Frenchesclavesoon
Meaning
historically, a young female slave.
Good to know
diminutive of mjakazi; a historical term, not used in modern Swahili to describe people.
Examples
- Katika hadithi ya zamani, kijakazi alimtumikia bibi mfalme.In the old story, the young slave girl served the queen.
- Kijakazi yule alitoroka kutoka nyumba ya bwana wake.That slave girl escaped from her master's house.
- Hakuwahi kuwa kijakazi, alizaliwa huru.She was never a slave girl, she was born free.
- Vitabu vya historia vinaeleza maisha ya vijakazi wa zamani.History books describe the lives of slave girls of old.
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