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báhàa, báhàr̃
a word from vocabulary
Hausa
by
Ari Awagana
and
H. Ekkehard Wolff
with
Doris Löhr
cite
Word form
báhàa, báhàr̃
LWT meaning(s)
the sea
the ocean
Word meaning
the ocean
Comments on word
final long vowel corresponds to canonical noun form (feminine gender)
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Pre-modern Islamic [4] (1000–1900)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
baḥr
'sea, ocean'
Arabic
Effect
Coexistence
Salience
Not present
Contact situation
Arabic Islamic [4]
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