mtawaliwa

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From m- +‎ -tawaliwa (to be ruled).

Noun

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mtawaliwa (m-wa class, plural watawaliwa)

  1. subject (one who is under the power of another)
    • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
      [] kuchota rasilimali nyingi iwezekanavyo kutoka kwa watawaliwa, []
      [] to extract as many resources as possible from the subjects, []