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idiom [verb]

Vua utu

Maana (Definition)

To demean or treat someone with gross indignity

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

strip of human dignity / humiliate

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

vua utu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mateso hayo yalimlazimu kuvua utu wake"

Translation: That mistreatment forced him to lose his human dignity

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
dhalilisha
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