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ngamia

a word from vocabulary Swahili vocabulary by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	ngamia
LWT meaning(s)	the camel
Word meaning	camel
Grammatical info	n 9/10
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	proto-Swahili [1] (700–800)

Loanword Information

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	ǧamal 'camel' Arabic
Effect	Insertion
Salience	no information
Contact situation	Indian Ocean [1]