Where does “ujamaa” come from?
ujamaa (Swahili) comes from Swahili jamaa, from Arabic جَمَاعَة — group.
ujamaa (Swahili): brotherhood; socialism
Ancestry of “ujamaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | jamaa | relative; family member; family |
| 2 | Arabic | جَمَاعَة | group |
Words derived from “ujamaa”