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A Laskari Dictionary is an authoritative linguistic resource that documents the Laskari language, a creole used historically by sailors and maritime workers in the Indian Ocean region. Compiled by George Small Thomas Roebuck and William Carmichael Smyth, this comprehensive hardcover reference work serves as an invaluable tool for scholars, historians, and linguists interested in Indian maritime culture and nautical terminology.
The dictionary provides extensive entries with detailed definitions, etymologies, and usage examples that illuminate the unique vocabulary developed through centuries of seafaring trade and cross-cultural maritime interaction. This scholarly work preserves an important aspect of Indian linguistic heritage and offers insights into the historical communication practices of sailors and port workers across the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
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