"-ma-" meaning in Chichewa

See -ma- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Infix

Head templates: {{head|ny|infix}} -ma-
  1. Forms the habitual aspect in verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ma--ny-infix-iBU85JUd Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa infixes Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Chichewa infixes: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Infix

Head templates: {{head|ny|infix}} -ma-
  1. Forms the past imperfective in verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ma--ny-infix-uIkdGT8y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -ma- meaning in Chichewa (0.9kB)

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