How to Say "Culture" in Swahili

utamaduni

The Swahili word for culture is utamaduni.

utamaduni refers to the beliefs, values, behavior and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.

Meaning: the beliefs, values, behavior and material objects that constitute a people's way of life (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

In Swahili, utamaduni belongs to the N-class of nouns.

The word utamaduni is a linguistic hybrid, combining a native Bantu noun prefix u- with a root borrowed from the Arabic word tamaddun.
Because utamaduni is rooted in the Arabic concept of 'civilization', it carries a historical connotation of being 'settled' or 'urban' rather than 'nomadic'.
In Swahili, the prefix u- in utamaduni is used to create abstract nouns, similar to how the suffix '-ness' or '-ity' works in English.

Kwa kighairi hiki kimoja, si sawa kudhani kuwa utamaduni ulio rahisi pia una lugha rahisi.
With this one exception, it is quite wrong to suppose that a simple culture will also have a simple language.
Tatoeba #10813583 by ecorralest101, translation #60279 by papabear
Ili kuelewa vizuri utamaduni wa kampani fulani unapaswa kuzingatia vidokezo vifuatavyo na uone jinsi kampani hiyo inavyovishughulikia.
To better understand what a company’s culture is you should consider the following points and see how the company deals with them.
Tatoeba #10833617 by ecorralest101, translation #785287 by eastasiastudent
Utamaduni wa Afrika Mashariki ni wa kuvutia.
The culture of East Africa is fascinating.
Nilipenda kushuhudia mila za jamii ya Kiswahili.
I enjoyed witnessing the customs of the Swahili community.
Utamaduni wa watu wa Pwani ni mzuri sana.
The culture of the coastal people is very beautiful.

Juma and Fatuma are discussing a visit to a local museum.

Juma

Fatuma, twende tuone utamaduni wa jamii hii.
Fatuma, let's go see the culture of this community.
Fatuma

Hilo ni wazo zuri, Juma.
That is a great idea, Juma.
Juma

Utamaduni wao una mambo mengi ya kuvutia.
Their culture has many interesting things.
Fatuma

Nitafurahia sana kujifunza mambo mapya.
I will really enjoy learning new things.

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