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kangaruu

a word from vocabulary Swahili by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	kangaruu
LWT meaning(s)	the kangaroo
Word meaning	kangaroo
Grammatical info	n 9/10
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	1940-2000 [1] (1940–2000)

Loanword Information

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