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saa

a word from vocabulary Swahili vocabulary by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	saa
LWT meaning(s)	the hour the clock
Word meaning	hour, watch, clock
Grammatical info	n 9/10 ('hours' also class 6)
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	sāˁa(t) 'hour, watch' Arabic
Effect	Insertion
Salience	present only since contact
Contact situation	Indian Ocean [1]