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Where does “lugha” come from?
lugha (Swahili) comes from Arabic لغة, from Arabic ل غ و.
lugha
(Swahili): language
Definitions
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Ancestry of “lugha”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
لغة
language; dialect, vernacular; jargon
2
Arabic
ل غ و
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