ha-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Abui

Prefix

ha-

  1. prefix indicating a relatively high degree of affectedness; contrast he-
    ha-komangdi : to blunt something, to make it blunt (contrast he-komangdi : to dull something, to make it less sharp)

References

  • Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN

Cayuga

Prefix

ha-

  1. third person masculine agent pronominal prefix; he

References

  • Marianne Mithun, Reginald Henry (1982) Wadęwayę́stanih - A Cayuga Teaching Grammar, 3rd edition, Woodland Cultural Centre, published 2015, page 66

Navajo

Etymology 1

Represents multiple homophonous thematic prefixes of position I, whose exact identification and etymology remain difficult. Young and Morgan (1987, 1992) identify 6 such prefixes. Their main divider is the perfective paradigm they select (∅-, yi- or yii-perfective).

Prefix

ha- (position I)

  1. (∅/yi) up and out, extraction
    haigééd ― to dig it up out, to mine it
  2. (∅/yi) examine, inspect
    haasííd ― to inspect it
  3. (∅/si) upwards, climbing, ascending
    haaʼnééh ― to climb up crawling
  4. (∅/si) for, after, search (related to -ka and -ká)
    hainitá ― to look for
    haalzheeh ― to go hunting for (deer)
  5. (∅/si) old, aging, wearing out
    haatih ― to grow old
  6. (yii/yii) completeness, occurs with di- (see hadii-)
    hadiisǫ́ǫ́s ― to rip it from end to end

► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix ha-

See also

Etymology 2

Alternative form of ho- when found immediately in pre-stem position.

Prefix

ha- (position IV/V)

  1. indefinite deictic 3rd-person subject pronoun denoting space or area
    halchííʼ ― red (area)
  2. thematic prefix
    halneʼ ― to tell

► Navajo verbs with object prefix ho/ha-

See also

Navajo possessive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person shi- nihi- danihi-
2nd person ni- nihi- danihi-
3rd person bi-
4th person (3o) yi-
4th person (3a) ha-, hw-
Indefinite person (3i) a-

Swahili

Prefix

ha-

  1. she does not, he does not; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) negative subject concord
    Antonym: a-

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
Number Person Independent Subject concord Object concord Combined forms Possessive
affirmative negative na ndi- si-
Singular First mimi ni- si- -ni- nami, na mimi ndimi, ndiye simi, siye -angu
Second wewe u- hu- -ku- nawe, na wewe ndiwe, ndiye siwe, siye -ako
Third yeye a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- naye, na yeye ndiye siye -ake
Plural First sisi tu- hatu- -tu- nasi, na sisi ndisi, ndio sio -etu
Second ninyi m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -wa- nanyi, na ninyi ndinyi, ndio sinyi, sio -enu
Third wao wa- hawa- -wa- nao ndio sio -ao
Reflexive — — -ji- — —
For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ka-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ha-

  1. A possessive marker used for food.

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 371

Welsh

Pronunciation

Prefix

ha-

  1. h-prothesized form of a-

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
a- unchanged unchanged ha-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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