ka-
English
Derived terms
Bikol Central
Prefix
ka-
Derived terms
Cebuano
Prefix
ka-
Etymology 2
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Prefix
ka-
Derived terms
Javanese
Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Minangkabau
Prefix
ka-
- Used to form ordinal numbers
Mohawk
Alternative forms
- | Initial consonant | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment | t/s/h/k | n/r/w/’ | a | e/en | o/on | i | y |
Word-Initial | ka- | ka- | w- | w- | i- | ken- | ka- |
Prefix
ka-
- noun prefix
References
- Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
- Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 173
Mokilese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka-/
Prefix
ka-
- Used to form causative verbs
Usage notes
This prefix sometimes takes the forms koa-, ke- and ko-.
Prefix
ka-
- Used to form ordinal numbers
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
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Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Prefix
ka-
- passive verb-forming prefix
Derived terms
Phuthi
Etymology
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Derived terms
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Prefix
ka-
See also
Swahili TAM markers | |
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Initial | |
Positive infinitive | ku-/kw-1 |
Negative infinitive | kuto- |
Habitual | hu-1 |
Telegrammic | ka-1 |
Final | |
General (positive indicative) | -a |
Positive subjunctive | -e |
Negative present | -i |
Second person plural | -ni |
Infix position positive subject concord | |
Positive past | -li- |
Positive present | -na- |
Positive future | -ta- |
Negative subjunctive | -si-1 |
Positive present conditional | -nge- |
Negative present conditional | -singe- |
Positive past conditional | -ngali- |
Negative past conditional | -singali- |
Gnomic | -a-1 |
Perfect | -me- |
"Already" past | -lisha- |
"Already" present | -mesha-/-sha- |
"If/When" | -ki-1 |
"If not" | -sipo- |
Consecutive | -ka-1 |
Infix position negative subject concord | |
Negative past | -ku-1 |
Negative future | -ta- |
"Not yet" | -ja-1 |
Negative present conditional | -nge- |
Negative past conditional | -ngali- |
Relative | |
Past | -li- |
Present | -na- |
Future | -taka- |
Negative | -si- |
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs. |
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *kà-.
Prefix
ka-
- (colloquial or dialect, nonstandard) noun class 12 prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning
Swazi
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Tagalog
Etymology
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Prefix
ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)
- implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
- implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
- implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
- implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
- ka- + galang (“respect”) → kagalang-galang (“inspiring great respect”)
- ka- + paniwala (“belief”) → kapani-paniwala (“very plausible”)
- implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by lang or lamang
Derived terms
See also
Tooro
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ká-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka-/
Prefix
ka-
See also
Class | Person | Independent | Possessive | Subject concord | Object concord | Combined forms | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
na | ni | ||||||
Class 1 | First | nyowe, nye | -ange | n- | -n- | nanyowe, nanye | ninyowe, ninye |
Second | iwe | -awe | o- | -ku- | naiwe | niiwe | |
Third | uwe | -e | a- | -mu- | nawe | nuwe | |
Class 2 | First | itwe | -aitu | tu- | -tu- | naitwe | niitwe |
Second | inywe | -anyu | mu- | -ba- | nainywe | niinywe | |
Third | abo | -abo | ba- | -ba- | nabo | nubo | |
Class 3 | gwo | -agwo | gu- | -gu- | nagwo | nugwo | |
Class 4 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
Class 5 | lyo | -alyo | li- | -li- | nalyo | niryo | |
Class 6 | go | -ago | ga- | -ga- | nago | nugo | |
Class 7 | kyo | -akyo | ki- | -ki- | nakyo | nikyo | |
Class 8 | byo | -abyo | bi- | -bi- | nabyo | nibyo | |
Class 9 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
Class 10 | zo | -azo | zi- | -zi- | nazo | nizo | |
Class 11 | rwo | -arwo | ru- | -ru- | narwo | nurwo | |
Class 12 | ko | -ako | ka- | -ka- | nako | nuko | |
Class 13 | two | -atwo | tu- | -tu- | natwo | nutwo | |
Class 14 | bwo | -abwo | bu- | -bu- | nabwo | nubwo | |
Class 15 | kwo | -akwo | ku- | -ku- | nakwo | nukwo | |
Class 16 | ho | -aho | ha- | -ha- | naho | nuho | |
Class 17 | (kwo) | N/A | ha- (...-yo) |
-ha- | N/A | nukwo | |
Class 18 | (mwo) | -amwo | ha- (...-mu) |
-ha- | N/A | numwo | |
Reflexive | -enyini, -onyini | — | -e- | — |
Xhosa
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Zulu
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Etymology 3
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References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ka-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ka-”