ujima
/uˈd͡ʒiː.mə/noun
ujima is spelled U-J-I-M-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ujima means “Collective work and responsibility, in the context of African-American culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ujima?
| Letters | 5: U-J-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ujima?
Ujima appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ujima?
- /uˈd͡ʒiː.mə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ujima.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ujima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Collective work and responsibility, in the context of African-American culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ujima come from?
From Swahili ujima (“collective work and responsibility”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).