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poum
a word from vocabulary
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Michaelis
with
Marcel Rosalie
and
Katrin Muhme
cite
Word form
poum
LWT meaning(s)
the testicles
Word meaning
1. hernia 2. big testicles 3. poverty
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
18th century [7] (1720–1800)
Register
Colloquial
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
pumbu
'testicule, disease of the testicules'
Swahili
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Bantu slaves in Mauritius/Seychelles [7]
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