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baba
a word from vocabulary
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Michaelis
with
Marcel Rosalie
and
Katrin Muhme
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Word form
baba
LWT meaning(s)
the baby
Word meaning
1. baby 2. a very attractive young person 3. catkin of palmtree, banana tree or breadfruit tree (St Jorre & Lionnet 1999)
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
18th or 19th century [7] (1720–1900)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
baba
'baby, little child'
Malayalam
baba
'baby'
Portuguese (Indian)
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian influence [7]
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