"-esya" meaning in All languages combined

See -esya on Wiktionary

Suffix [Yao (Africa)]

Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa -etsa (“causative suffix”), Tumbuka -eska (“causative suffix”) and Swahili -esha (“causative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|-etsa||causative suffix}} Chichewa -etsa (“causative suffix”), {{cog|tum|-eska||causative suffix}} Tumbuka -eska (“causative suffix”), {{cog|sw|-esha||causative suffix}} Swahili -esha (“causative suffix”) Head templates: {{head|yao|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -esya
  1. Causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -isya [causative, suffix]
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          "parents": [],
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        "Causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'."
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  ],
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