la-

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Oneida

Alternative forms

  • l- (before vowel stems)

Prefix

la-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    He ______
    He ______ it/her

References

  • Floyd Lounsbury (1953) “Chapter 5, Table 6: Pronominal Prefixes”, in Oneida Verb Morphology, Yale University Press

Phuthi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

la-

  1. Class 1 relative concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

la-

  1. Class 6 relative concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Swahili

Prefix

la-

  1. Contraction of li- + -a- (ji class(V) gnomic).

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

la-

  1. Class 6 relative concord.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

lá-

  1. Used to form demonstratives.

References