WOLD -

basi

a word from vocabulary Swahili by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	basi
LWT meaning(s)	the bus
Word meaning	bus
Grammatical info	n 5/6
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	1940-2000 [1] (1940–2000)

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	bus 'bus' English
Effect	Insertion
Salience	Present only since contact
Contact situation	Modernization [1]