WOLD -

bibi

a word from vocabulary Swahili by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	bibi
LWT meaning(s)	the grandmother
Word meaning	grandmother, lady (term of respect)
Grammatical info	n 9/10 ~ 6
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)

Borrowed status	3. perhaps borrowed
Source words	bībī 'lady' Hindi-Urdu bībī 'lady' Persian
Effect	No information
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	No information [1]