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English
Alternative spellings
Trokosi
Troxovi

Etymology
From the Ewe word tro meaning �god�, and the Ewe word kosi meaning �female slave�

Pronunciation
AHD: tr� k� s�

Noun
trokosi

1. The practice of ritual servitude

#*1998,Ghana Criminal Code of 1960, Act 29, Amendment
#:Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of Ghana.

1. A person held in ritual servitude

#*2001, Mark Wisdom, The Trokosi System, FESLIM, PO Box 25, Adidome, Ghana
#:The trokosi frequently complain that they were abused and dehumanized.

Synonyms
Voodoosi

Translations
Anlo: Fiashidi
Ada: Woryokwe

See also
ritual servitude

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