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-hifadhi

a word from vocabulary Swahili by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	-hifadhi
LWT meaning(s)	to keep to preserve
Word meaning	keep and preserve and protect
Grammatical info	v
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	ḥafiẓa (a); ḥifāẓ 'keep, guard; protection' Arabic
Effect	No information
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Indian Ocean [1]