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chama

  • /ˈtʃɑːmə/

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Borrowed from Swahili chama (“organisation, society”).

noun chamas

  1. Africa, East, Kenya Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
  2. Africa, East, Kenya, often Such a group for pooling and investing savings.

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"chama." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chama. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chama. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chama

Chicago

"chama." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chama.

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@misc{chama_2026,
  title = {chama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}