单词 | kyeyo job |
释义 | > as lemmaskyeyo job Work done by a Ugandan overseas, esp. that which is low-paid or unskilled. Often as a modifier, as in kyeyo job, kyeyo worker, etc. Cf. nkuba kyeyo n. ΚΠ 1996 S. Mugabi-Mugambwa in Transformation 13 20/3 Ugandans are finding a safe haven in Japan where they look for ‘kyeyo jobs’..(sweepers, guards, house- and store-keepers). 2000 Africa News: East African (Nairobi) (Nexis) 12 Oct. In the financial year 1999/2000, kyeyo workers abroad remitted more than $400 million to their families in Uganda. 2005 M. Gee My Cleaner xxv. 127 It is worth the journey to the other side of town to sing her heart out on Sunday morning with other Ugandan Anglicans... They tell stories about kyeyo in London. 2020 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 8 Nov. In 1999, despite having started a young family, Damba went to the UK for kyeyo. < as lemmas |
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