Trokosi
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See also: trokosi
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ewe words tro (“god”) + kosi (“female slave”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: trō kō sē
Noun[edit]
Trokosi (plural Trokosis or Trokosi)
- The practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.
- 1998, Ghana Criminal Code of 1960, Act 29, Amendment:
- Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of Ghana.
- A person held in ritual servitude under this system.
- 2001, Mark Wisdom, The Trokosi System, FESLIM, PO Box 25, Adidome, Ghana
- The trokosi frequently complain that they were abused and dehumanized.
- 2001, Mark Wisdom, The Trokosi System, FESLIM, PO Box 25, Adidome, Ghana
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
practice of ritual servitude
person held in ritual servitude
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