Swahili
vijakazi
vee-jah-KAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilivijakazivee-jah-KAH-zeesoon
Englishslave girlssoon
Frenchesclavessoon
Meaning
Historically, young female slaves.
Good to know
plural of kijakazi (ki-/vi- class); a historical term, no longer applicable to modern life; takes human (wa-) agreement.
Examples
- Vitabu vya historia vinaeleza maisha magumu ya vijakazi wa karne ya kumi na tisa.History books describe the hard lives of the slave girls of the nineteenth century.
- Vijakazi wengi walifanya kazi za nyumbani bila malipo.Many slave girls did household work without pay.
- Je, kuna kumbukumbu za vijakazi kwenye jumba la makumbusho la Zanzibar?Are there records of slave girls in the Zanzibar museum?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.