"a-" meaning in Xhosa

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: wa- [medial]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gá-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*gá-}} Proto-Bantu *gá- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|medial|wa-|cat2=subject concords}} a- (medial wa-)
  1. they; class 6 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--xh-prefix-puFBbSU3 Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 31 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gáá-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*gáá-}} Proto-Bantu *gáá- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=possessive concords}} a-
  1. of; class 6 possessive concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--xh-prefix-V-xRapxK Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa possessive concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 31 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=relative concords}} a-
  1. Class 6 relative concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--xh-prefix-HfprQnPg Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa relative concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 31 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nkà-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*nkà-}} Proto-Bantu *nkà- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix}} a-
  1. not Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--xh-prefix-JUu5e1fx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Download JSON data for a- meaning in Xhosa (3.0kB)

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