"-ikana" meaning in All languages combined

See -ikana on Wiktionary

Suffix [Swahili]

Etymology: -ika + -ana Etymology templates: {{com|sw|-ika|-ana}} -ika + -ana Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix|mid vowel harmony variant|-ekana}} -ikana (mid vowel harmony variant -ekana)
  1. -able, potentiality marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ikana-sw-suffix-8uNha68C
  2. marks a general or widespread state, often with sligh shift in meaning Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ikana-sw-suffix-nJVZ2FFl Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -likana

Alternative forms

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        {
          "text": "-ona (“to see”) + -ekana → -onekana (“to be visible”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "-pata (“to obtain”) + -ikana → -patikana (“to be available”)",
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        }
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          "text": "-sema (“to speak”) + -ekana → -semekana (“to be purported”)",
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "-pata (“to obtain”) + -ikana → -patikana (“to be available”)",
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        }
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