ufukara
oo-foo-KAH-rah
How to say it
Swahiliufukaraoo-foo-KAH-rah
Englishpoverty, destitution
Frenchpauvreté, dénuement
Meaning
The state of being very poor, without money or the basic things one needs.
Good to know
U class noun without a plural, from fukara, a poor person. Umaskini is the everyday synonym.
Examples
- Familia hiyo iliishi katika ufukara mkubwa.That family lived in great poverty.
- Elimu ni njia ya kuondoka kwenye ufukara.Education is a way out of poverty.
- Ufukara haukumzuia kufaulu masomo yake.Poverty did not stop him from doing well in his studies.
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