mjamaa

How to say it

Meaning

A person who believes in socialism, in which wealth and the means of production are shared by the community. In Tanzania it recalls Nyerere's policy of Ujamaa.

Good to know

M/wa class: plural wajamaa. From jamaa, family or community, and ujamaa, familyhood or socialism.

Examples

• Mwalimu Nyerere alijulikana kama mjamaa wa kweli.Mwalimu Nyerere was known as a true socialist.
• Wajamaa wa zamani walikutana kujadili Azimio la Arusha.Former socialists met to discuss the Arusha Declaration.
• Yeye ni mjamaa anayeamini katika usawa wa watu wote.He is a socialist who believes in the equality of all people.

The same word in