la-

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Northern Ndebele[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Oneida[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • l- (before vowel stems)

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    He ______
    He ______ it/her

References[edit]

  • Floyd Lounsbury (1953) “Chapter 5, Table 6: Pronominal Prefixes”, in Oneida Verb Morphology, Yale University Press

Phuthi[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. Class 1 relative concord.

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. Class 6 relative concord.

Southern Ndebele[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Swahili[edit]

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. Contraction of li- + -a- (ji class(V) gnomic).

Swazi[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. Class 6 relative concord.

Xhosa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Zulu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Prefix[edit]

la-

  1. of; class 5 possessive concord.

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix[edit]

lá-

  1. Used to form demonstratives.

References[edit]