Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From u- + -tumwa.
Pronunciation[edit]
utumwa (u class, no plural)
- slavery
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Eastman, Carol M. (1994) “Service, slavery ('utumwa') and Swahili social reality”, in Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere[1], volume 37, pages 87-107