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kalamu

a word from vocabulary Swahili vocabulary by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	kalamu
LWT meaning(s)	the pen
Word meaning	pen (for writing)
Grammatical info	n 9/10
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	qalam 'pen, pencil' Arabic
Effect	Insertion
Salience	present only since contact
Contact situation	Indian Ocean [1]