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shetani
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
shetani
LWT meaning(s)
the demon
Word meaning
devil, demon
Grammatical info
n 5/6
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
šayṭān
'devil'
Arabic
Effect
No information
Salience
No information
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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