-lia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"

Swahili

Etymology

What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added.

Suffix

-lia (mid vowel harmony variant -lea)

  1. Alternative form of -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel
    ‎-andaa (“to prepare”) + ‎-lia → ‎-andalia (“to prepare for”)
    ‎-zoa (“to pick up”) + ‎-lea → ‎-zolea (“to pick up for”)

Derived terms
  • Swahili applicative verbs
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