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bomba
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
bomba
LWT meaning(s)
the tap/faucet
Word meaning
(water) tap, pipe
Grammatical info
n 5/6
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
1500-1700 [1] (1500–1700)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
bumba
'pump'
Arabic
bomba
'pump'
Portuguese
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Portuguese [1]
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