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makaasi
a word from vocabulary
Iraqw
by
Maarten Mous
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Word form
makaasi
LWT meaning(s)
the scissors or shears
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Recent period [2] (1960–2007)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
makasi
'scissors'
Swahili
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Post-colonial contact [2]
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