Difference between revisions of "Kosomo"
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The old name of the island was ''Xosoma'' (Middle Jutean for ''palm tree''). However, | The old name of the island was ''Xosoma'' (Middle Jutean for ''palm tree''). However, over time the word came to refer to the fruit of the banana plant introduced by Canangamese missionaries instead. In [[Jutean language|Modern Coastal Jutean]] a banana is therefore known as ''hosoma''. ''Xosoma'' was also loaned into Medieval Cananganamese as 'khaṣámā' and used as a general descriptor for Jute. Later, it was loaned back into Jutean as ''Kosomo'', which is the modern name of the island, replacing the previous ''Saaval a hosoma'' (Banana island). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 22:17, 22 June 2021
| Nickname: Banana island | |
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| Etymology | from Medieval Cananganamese 'khaṣámā', originally a loan from Middle Jutean 'xosoma' (palm tree) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Asura Ocean |
| Country | |
| Region | Saaval a hai |
| County | Kosomo |
Kosomo (IPA: /kɑsɑmɑ/), is an island located in the Asura Ocean, the easternmost of the collection of islands making up the main parts of Jute. It is known for having an extensive history of cultural and economical exchange with Cananganam, with Cananganamese missionaries first reaching the island in the 1150s. Several settled down and introduced, among other things, the banana plant.
Etymology
The old name of the island was Xosoma (Middle Jutean for palm tree). However, over time the word came to refer to the fruit of the banana plant introduced by Canangamese missionaries instead. In Modern Coastal Jutean a banana is therefore known as hosoma. Xosoma was also loaned into Medieval Cananganamese as 'khaṣámā' and used as a general descriptor for Jute. Later, it was loaned back into Jutean as Kosomo, which is the modern name of the island, replacing the previous Saaval a hosoma (Banana island).