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pôlìsy
a word from vocabulary
Malagasy
by
Alexander Adelaar
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Word form
pôlìsy
LWT meaning(s)
the police
Word meaning
police
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
19th century or more recent [28] (1801–2000)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
police
'city guardians, police'
French
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
French colonization [28]
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