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Nairuzi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَيْرُوز (nayrūz), from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz).

Proper noun

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Nairuzi

  1. Swahili new year (celebration in Zanzibar in July/August)

Further reading

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  • Frankl, P. J. L. (1993) “Siku Ya Mwaka: New Year's Day in Swahili-Land (With Special Reference to Mombasa)”, in Journal of Religion in Africa‎[1], volume 23, number 2, →DOI, pages 125-135
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