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nusu

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Noun

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nusu

  1. mouth

References

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic نص (nuṣṣ), widespread dialectal variant of standard Arabic نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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nusu class IX (plural nusu class X)

  1. half

See also

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For more, see Appendix:Swahili numbers#Fractions.

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 290 Nr. 2748
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