Swahili
wajakazi
wah-jah-KAH-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwajakaziwah-jah-KAH-zeesoon
Englishfemale slavessoon
Frenchesclavessoon
Meaning
Female slaves or bondswomen.
Good to know
plural of mjakazi (m-/wa- class); historical term.
Examples
- Wajakazi walifanya kazi ngumu nyumbani mwa bwana.The female slaves did hard work in the master's house.
- Je, wajakazi walikuwa na haki zozote wakati huo?Did female slaves have any rights back then?
- Hawa si wajakazi, ni wafanyakazi huru.These aren't slaves, they're free workers.
- Historia itaeleza mateso ya wajakazi wa zamani.History will recount the suffering of the female slaves of old.
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