In Tanzania (chiefly as a universal title or form of address): comrade.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Black World. From Swahili ndugu relative (of the same generation as oneself), brother, sister, person from same place as oneself, social or professional associate, friend, (as Ndugu) comrade.
Definition of Ndugu in US English:
Ndugu
noun(ə)nˈduːɡuː
East African
In Tanzania (chiefly as a universal title or form of address): comrade.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Black World. From Swahili ndugu relative (of the same generation as oneself), brother, sister, person from same place as oneself, social or professional associate, friend, (as Ndugu) comrade.