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nanga
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
nanga
LWT meaning(s)
the anchor
Word meaning
anchor
Grammatical info
n 9/10
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
langar
'anchor'
Hindi-Urdu
langar, nangar, nangal
'anchor'
Persian
Effect
No information
Salience
No information
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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