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sheria

a word from vocabulary Swahili vocabulary by Thilo Schadeberg

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

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	šarīˁa(t) '(islamic) law' Arabic
Effect	Insertion
Salience	present only since contact
Contact situation	Indian Ocean [1]