The Swahili term invokes the image of the "vampire" or "bloodletter" — which has also become synonymous with “exploitation.”
Ọ̀rọ̀ ìperí ní èdèe Swahili àkàwé oògùn náà ni “amùjẹ̀” tàbí “agbẹ̀jẹ̀-fún-ìwòsàn” — tí ó ti di “ìmórí-ẹni-sábẹ̀” báyìí.