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kanta
a word from vocabulary
Gawwada
by
Mauro Tosco
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Word form
kanta
LWT meaning(s)
the neighbour
Word meaning
neighborhood, a group of close households
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
No information [3] (-3000–2007)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Comments
final /a/ on nouns in Gawwada is a good indication of loan status
Source words
kant-a
'an enclosure for animals and hut for people, built at a distance from town, or a group of such places; 2. a subdivision of a town'
Konso
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Longstanding mutual areal contact with Konso [3]
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