4.2.2.
Neologisms
These are new words or expressions of words. A considerable
number of lexical features used in Swahili spoken in Bukavu are neologisms
largely resorted to by B.S. Within Swahili spoken in Bukavu, these neologisms
match with their S correspondences.
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B.S
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English equivalents
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S
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Kipolo
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Leftovers
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Mwiku
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Boro
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Thingummy
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Kitu
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Kabuchungu
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Fry
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Dagaa
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Chipu
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Thief
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Mwizi
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Makiki
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Eyebrows
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Unyushi
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4.2.3.
B.S. semantic transformation
There are words which are used in both varieties but with
totally unrelated meanings in each variety. As B.S. is said to be a deviation
from S, it is obvious that the former transforms meanings of some S words. It
has been said that S words whose meanings are totally semantically transformed
in B.S. are not as many as neologisms or borrowings. For illustration, see
3.2.2. (d) and 3.5 (c).
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