Where does “utaifa” come from?
utaifa (Swahili) comes from Swahili taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة — troop”, “band”, “group”, “party; sect, division.
utaifa (Swahili): nationhood; nationalism
Ancestry of “utaifa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | taifa | nation |
| 2 | Arabic | طَائِفَة | troop”, “band”, “group”, “party; sect, division |