Where does “ujamaa” come from?
ujamaa (English) comes from Swahili ujamaa, from Swahili jamaa, from Arabic جَمَاعَة — group.
ujamaa (English): An ideology of cooperation and collective...
Definitions
- An ideology of cooperation and collective...
Ancestry of “ujamaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | ujamaa | brotherhood; socialism |
| 2 | Swahili | jamaa | relative; family member; family |
| 3 | Arabic | جَمَاعَة | group |