"ya-" meaning in Xhosa

See ya- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gíá-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*gíá-}} Proto-Bantu *gíá- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=possessive concords}} ya-
  1. of; class 4 possessive concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ya--xh-prefix-z4JCOave Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa possessive concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Xhosa possessive concords: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*jɪ̀á-}} Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=possessive concords}} ya-
  1. of; class 9 possessive concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ya--xh-prefix-3bA9W1O2 Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa possessive concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Xhosa possessive concords: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*gíá-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *gíá-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *gíá-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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            "Concords",
            "Prefixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 4 possessive concord."
      ],
      "id": "en-ya--xh-prefix-z4JCOave",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ya-"
}

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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "ya-",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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            "Prefixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 9 possessive concord."
      ],
      "id": "en-ya--xh-prefix-3bA9W1O2",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Xhosa lemmas",
    "Xhosa possessive concords",
    "Xhosa prefixes",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      "glosses": [
        "of; class 4 possessive concord."
      ],
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        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ya-"
}

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    "Xhosa possessive concords",
    "Xhosa prefixes",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.",
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  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      "glosses": [
        "of; class 9 possessive concord."
      ],
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          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ya-"
}

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