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cókkòl
a word from vocabulary
Kanuri
by
Doris Löhr
and
H. Ekkehard Wolff
with
Ari Awagana
cite
Word form
cókkòl
LWT meaning(s)
the spoon
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Modern [5] (1900–2007)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Comments
Hausa cóokàlíi sources could be Tuareg (ta-)šokal-t, but also Songhay sokol; cf. Kanuri cókkòl. Derivation from European source (Portuguese cuccharra < Spanish cuchara; cf. Baldi 1997) rather unlikely.
Source words
cóokàlíi
'spoon'
Hausa
(taá-)šokal-t
'spoon'
Tamasheq
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Hausa cultural contact [5]
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