"mtawaliwa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: mtawaliwa class I [canonical], watawaliwa class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -tawaliwa (“to be ruled”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m|tawaliwa|alt2=-tawaliwa|gloss2=to be ruled}} m- + -tawaliwa (“to be ruled”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mtawaliwa class I (plural watawaliwa class II)
  1. subject (one who is under the power of another) Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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          "english": "[…] to extract as many resources as possible from the subjects, […]",
          "ref": "2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:",
          "text": "[…] kuchota rasilimali nyingi iwezekanavyo kutoka kwa watawaliwa,[…]",
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      ],
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