Swahili
shogoa
sho-GO-a
How to say it
Swahilishogoasho-GO-asoon
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Meaning
compulsory or forced labor; conscription or a military draft.
Good to know
see shokoa
Examples
- Vijana walikamatwa kwa ajili ya shogoa.Young men were seized for forced labor.
- Shogoa ilitumika wakati wa ukoloni kujenga barabara.Forced labor was used during colonial times to build roads.
- Je, shogoa bado inatekelezwa mahali popote leo?Is conscription still carried out anywhere today?
- Hawakukubali kufanya kazi ya shogoa bila malipo.They did not agree to do forced labor without pay.
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