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ami, amu
a word from vocabulary
Swahili
by
Thilo Schadeberg
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Word form
ami, amu
LWT meaning(s)
the father's brother
Word meaning
father’s brother
Grammatical info
n 9/10
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
pre-modern Swahili [1] (800–1940)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
ˁamm, ˁammi
'paternal uncle, my paternal uncle'
Arabic
Effect
Coexistence
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Indian Ocean [1]
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