serikali

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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serikali (n class, plural serikali)

  1. government

Descendants

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  • → Kamba: silikali
  • → Kikuyu: thirikari
  • → Luhya: eserikali

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Government’, Sw serikali. From OAr sörkār norm. serkār (R: 126) from Persian sarkār. Sw serikari is found in nineteenth-century texts, so the dissimilation of the liquids likely happened after it was loaned, but Holes (2011: 479) also notes instability between /l/ and /r/.”
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