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Swahili
Suffix
-iwa (mid vowel harmony variant -ewa)
- Alternative form of -wa used after a stem ending in -l-, -w-, or -y-, with borrowed verbs ending in -u, and in monosyllabic verbs
- -tawala (“to rule”) + -iwa → -tawaliwa (“to be ruled”)
- -jaribu (“to try”) + -iwa → -jaribiwa (“to be tried”)
- -la (“to eat”) + -iwa → -liwa (“to be eaten”)
Usage notes
Which vowel harmony variant is used in monosyllabic verbs depends on etymology. The verbs -la and -cha take -iwa, while -nya, -nywa, and -pa take -ewa.
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