ukeketaji
oo-keh-keh-TAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliukeketajioo-keh-keh-TAH-jee
Englishfemale genital mutilation, FGM
Frenchmutilation génitale féminine, excision
Meaning
The traditional practice of cutting part of the outer genitals of girls or women, now banned in Tanzania and Kenya and campaigned against as a violation of rights and a danger to health.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from kukeketa, to cut. Kupinga ukeketaji, to campaign against FGM; kufanyiwa ukeketaji, to undergo FGM. Common in rights and health news.
Examples
- Kijiji kizima kimeapa kukomesha ukeketaji wa wasichana.The whole village has vowed to end the cutting of girls.
- Ukeketaji ni kinyume cha sheria nchini Tanzania.Female genital mutilation is against the law in Tanzania.
- Wasichana waliokimbia ukeketaji wanalelewa katika kituo hiki.Girls who fled FGM are cared for at this center.
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