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kapkap
a word from vocabulary
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Michaelis
with
Marcel Rosalie
and
Katrin Muhme
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Word form
kapkap
LWT meaning(s)
to eat
Word meaning
to eat with voracity
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
18th century [7] (1720–1800)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
kapakápaka
'eat quickly, voraciously, like a pig'
Malagasy
Effect
Coexistence
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Malagasy slaves in Mauritius/Seychelles [7]
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