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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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