ba-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Amasi

Noun

ba-

1. a plural prefix

References

• Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/, [ba]

Etymology 1

Conjunction

ba-

1. (Southern) if

   Izozki bat erosiko dizut erosketak egiten badituzu.

   I'll buy you an icecream if you do the shopping.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ba (see usage notes)

Particle

ba-

1. Prefixed to verb forms to show emphasis.

   Nik badaukat erantzun zuzena.

   I do have the correct answer.

Usage notes

When used together with the particles al, omen and ote; it is written as a separate word before the other particle (see ba for usage examples).

Further reading

• “ba-” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Garo

Alternative forms

• bat-

Etymology

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

Prefix

ba-

1. forms question words, what?

Usage notes

• the form bat- is used only before locative -cha.
• combining forms only, not used with the nominative

but with most other case markers

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 48

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà-/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə̀-]

Prefix

bà-

1. A prefix indicating ethnic or geographical origin or, less often, someone's trade.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

Prefix

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Nzadi

Prefix

ba-

1. A clitic added to the plural forms of nouns that are identical to the singular forms in order to mark plurality explicitly.
   1. Added to the plural forms of some nouns that do have distinct plural forms in order to express that various individuals are meant.

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

Prefix

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.

Prefix

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

Prefix

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

Prefix

ba-

1. Class 2 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

bá-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.