Swahili
mtumwa
m-TUM-wa
How to say it
Swahilimtumwam-TUM-wasoon
Englishslavesoon
Frenchesclavesoon
Meaning
a slave, a person owned and forced to work by another.
Good to know
a historical term tied to the era of slavery on the East African coast.
Examples
- Mtumwa alikimbia kutafuta uhuru.The slave fled in search of freedom.
- Historia ya mtumwa mwanamke iliandikwa kitabuni.The history of the female slave was written in a book.
- Je, mtumwa yule aliachiliwa lini?When was that slave freed?
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