"-ka" meaning in Swahili

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Suffix

Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -ka
  1. Alternative form of -ika used in some verbs ending in -ia, in all verbs ending in -e, in conversive verbs ending in -oa, or -ua, in all words ending in -i, and in nouns and adjectives ending in -u Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ika used in some verbs ending in -ia, in all verbs ending in -e, in conversive verbs ending in -oa, or -ua, in all words ending in -i, and in nouns and adjectives ending in -u Derived forms: Swahili causative verbs
    Sense id: en--ka-sw-suffix-lLCKHTmC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -ka meaning in Swahili (1.3kB)

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