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birika
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
birika
LWT meaning(s)
the kettle
Word meaning
kettle, water jug (of metal); water reservoir, bath (of masonry)
Grammatical info
n 5/6
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Source words
birka(t)
'small lake'
Arabic
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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