nusu
See also: Nusu
'Are'are
Noun
nusu
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic نص (nuṣṣ), widespread dialectal variant of standard Arabic نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
nusu class IX (plural nusu class X)
See also
For more, see Appendix:Swahili numbers#Fractions.
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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