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shwari, shuwari
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
shwari, shuwari
LWT meaning(s)
calm
Word meaning
calm sea (no waves, no wind), peaceful (no troubles or disturbances)
Grammatical info
n 9; a inv
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
šūwār
'calm sea'
Arabic (Indian Ocean)
Effect
No information
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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