kujimilikisha
koo-jee-mee-lee-KEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikujimilikishakoo-jee-mee-lee-KEE-shahsoon
Englishto take for oneself, to appropriatesoon
Frenchs'appropriersoon
Meaning
To make something one's own property, often land or goods that belong to others or to the public, without the right to do so.
Good to know
The reflexive of kumilikisha, to give ownership. Common in news about land grabbing: kujimilikisha ardhi ya umma, to grab public land.
Examples
- Mfanyabiashara alijimilikisha ardhi ya shule.A businessman took the school's land for himself.
- Hakuna mtu anayeruhusiwa kujimilikisha mali ya umma.No one is allowed to appropriate public property.
- Walijimilikisha mashamba ya wakulima maskini.They took the fields of poor farmers for themselves.
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