ujamaa

How to say it

Meaning

The policy of African socialism introduced by Julius Nyerere in Tanzania, based on sharing, self reliance and communal villages, and more widely socialism or the spirit of family and solidarity.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from jamaa, family or relative. Ujamaa na kujitegemea, socialism and self reliance, from the Arusha Declaration of 1967; vijiji vya ujamaa, ujamaa villages. It is also one of the principles of Kwanzaa.

Examples

• Nyerere alianzisha siasa ya ujamaa na kujitegemea.Nyerere introduced the policy of socialism and self reliance.
• Wazazi wetu waliishi katika vijiji vya ujamaa.Our parents lived in ujamaa villages.
• Ujamaa unasisitiza kushirikiana mali na kazi.Ujamaa stresses sharing property and work.