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sababu
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
sababu
LWT meaning(s)
the cause
Word meaning
cause, reason
Grammatical info
n 9/10
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
sabab
'rope, means for obtaining something, reason, cause'
Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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