ujamaa

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English

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Etymology

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From Swahili ujamaa (brotherhood, extended family), from jamaa (family), from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, group (of people)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ujamaa (countable and uncountable, plural ujamaas)

  1. (uncountable) A socialist ideology of cooperation and collective advancement that formed the basis of socioeconomic policies in Tanzania in the 1960s.
    • 2021 January 30, Christina Morales, “A 10-Year-Old GameStop Investor Cashed In. His Return? Over 5,000%”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      She told him the gift was in keeping with the spirit of ujamaa, or cooperative economics, one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
  2. (countable) A village built according to this ideology, with central homes and school surrounded by communal farmland.

Further reading

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From u- (-ness) +‎ jamaa (family).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ujamaa (u class, no plural)

  1. brotherhood
  2. socialism