"-ea" meaning in Swahili

See -ea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-ila/*-ela, from Proto-Bantu *-ɪda. In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -ia/-ea and Giryama -ira/-era. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -ira/-era and Zulu -ela. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*-ila<alt:*-ila/*-ela>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Sabaki *-ila/*-ela, {{inh+|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*-ila<alt:*-ila/*-ela>}} Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-ila/*-ela, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*-ɪda}} Proto-Bantu *-ɪda, {{cog|zdj|-ia}} Ngazidja Comorian -ia, {{cog|nyf|-ira}} Giryama -ira, {{cog|rw|-ira}} Rwanda-Rundi -ira, {{cog|zu|-ela}} Zulu -ela Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -ea
  1. mid vowel variant of -ia Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ea-sw-suffix-DfTmAMF7 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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