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Swahili

suriama

su-ri-A-ma

How to say it

Swahilisuriamasu-ri-A-masoon
Englishchild of a concubinesoon
Frenchenfant de concubinesoon

Meaning

historically, the child born of a concubine, or a person of mixed parentage.

Good to know

a historical term tied to the old institution of concubinage.

Examples

  • Alizaliwa akiwa suriama katika familia ile.He was born as the child of a concubine in that family.
  • Suriama wengi walikabiliwa na ubaguzi wa kijamii.Many children of concubines faced social discrimination.
  • Historia inaeleza changamoto walizopitia masuriama.History describes the challenges children of concubines went through.

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