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dada

a word from vocabulary Swahili by Thilo Schadeberg

Word form	dada
LWT meaning(s)	the sister the older sister the sibling the older sibling
Word meaning	older sister
Grammatical info	n 9/10
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)

Borrowed status	3. perhaps borrowed
Source words	dāda(t) '(wet) nurse, maid' Arabic dādā 'maid, particularly an old one who has served upon anyone from her youth' Persian
Effect	No information
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	No information [1]