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bakisi
a word from vocabulary
Saramaccan
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Jeff Good
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Word form
bakisi
LWT meaning(s)
the fish trap
Comments on word
This appears to be a true low-tone word.
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Bantu Stratum [36] (1650–1800)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Comments
Daeleman 1972 gives a different etymon than Rountree et al. 2000, but they might be related via a language game or represent a borrowing from a different Bantu language.
Source words
bisaka
'fish trap'
Loango
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Loango Bantu contact [36]
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