-lia

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Swahili

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Etymology

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What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added.

Suffix

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-lia (mid vowel harmony variant -lea)

  1. Alternative form of -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel
    -andaa (to prepare) + ‎-lia → ‎-andalia (to prepare for)
    -zoa (to pick up) + ‎-lea → ‎-zolea (to pick up for)

Derived terms

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