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samaki

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَمَك (samak).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ki

Noun

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samaki class IX (plural samaki class X)

  1. fish

Descendants

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  • Kikuyu: thamaki

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 151 Nr. 1359