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kalou
a word from vocabulary
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Michaelis
with
Marcel Rosalie
and
Katrin Muhme
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Word form
kalou
LWT meaning(s)
the pestle
Word meaning
1. pestle 2. a roll made of stone used for grinding ingredients on flat stone 3. part of an oil treadmill 4. kalou pilon folk dance
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
18th century [7] (1720–1800)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Comments
This word was already attested in Reunion French in 1736 (acalouts) and in 1808 (calou), cf. Chaudenson 1974: 499.
Source words
akalo
'pestle'
Malagasy
Effect
No information
Salience
No information
Contact situation
Malagasy slaves in Mauritius/Seychelles [7]
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