Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine.pdf

This squib addresses the topic of the numeral system of Kiswahili, in which some numerals are of Bantu origin and others are borrowed from Arabic. The main issue of interest is the following: Why did Kiswahili adopt the Arabic words for 'six', 'seven' and 'nine', when K...

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Hlavní autor: Aimee Johansen
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: LibraryPress@UF 2003-06-01
Edice:Studies in African Linguistics
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On-line přístup:https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107342