-eka

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Phuthi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪka.

Suffix[edit]

-eka

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".

Derived terms[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-eka

  1. mid vowel variant of -ika

Swazi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪka.

Suffix[edit]

-eka

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".

Derived terms[edit]

Xhosa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪka.

Suffix[edit]

-eka

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".

Derived terms[edit]

Zulu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪka.

Suffix[edit]

-eka

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".

Derived terms[edit]

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