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kafè
a word from vocabulary
Malagasy vocabulary
by
Alexander Adelaar
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Word form
kafè
LWT meaning(s)
the coffee
Word meaning
coffee
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
19th century or more recent [28] (1801–2000)
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Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
café
'the coffee'
French
qahwa
'‘coffee’, originally ‘hot’ (of water)'
Arabic
Salience
not present
Contact situation
French colonization [28]
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