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kisirani
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
kisirani
LWT meaning(s)
the omen
Word meaning
bad omen, misfortune
Grammatical info
n 7/8
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Source words
ḫusrān
'loss, misfortune'
Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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