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kusini
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
kusini
LWT meaning(s)
the south
Word meaning
south
Grammatical info
n loc
Analyzability
analyzable derived
Gloss
-ni LOC, < kusi, wind from the south, south or south-east monsoon
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Source words
kaus ~ kūs
'vent contraire'
Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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