unyanyapaa
oo-nyah-nyah-PAH-ah
How to say it
Swahiliunyanyapaaoo-nyah-nyah-PAH-ah
Englishstigma, discrimination
Frenchstigmatisation, discrimination
Meaning
The shame and rejection a community puts on people because of an illness, a condition or their past, such as people living with HIV or a disability.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from kunyanyapaa, to stigmatize. It goes with kukumbana na or kukabiliwa na: wanakabiliwa na unyanyapaa, they face stigma; kupinga unyanyapaa, to fight stigma.
Examples
- Watu wanaoishi na VVU bado wanapata unyanyapaa.People living with HIV still suffer stigma.
- Kampeni hii inalenga kupinga unyanyapaa dhidi ya walemavu.This campaign aims to fight stigma against disabled people.
- Kwa kuogopa unyanyapaa, hakuwaambia marafiki kuhusu ugonjwa wake.Fearing stigma, she did not tell her friends about her illness.
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