ga-

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Cayuga[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga-

  1. noun prefix

References[edit]

Frances Froman; Alfred J. Keye; Lottie Keye; Carrie Dyck (2002) English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary, University of Toronto, page 705

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened form of naga-.

Prefix[edit]

ga- (complete nag-, progressive naga-, nag-, ga-, contemplative maga-, mag-, infinitive pag-)

  1. progressive aspect of mag-, alternative and more common form of naga-
    Galuto ko og utanI am cooking vegetables

Usage notes[edit]

  • The form naga- marking the progressive aspect is only ever heard of in formal contexts and is largely archaic, while nag- and ga- are in everyday use.

Related terms[edit]

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ga-

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰-

Ojibwe[edit]

Preverb[edit]

ga-

  1. form of da- used after a personal prefix
  2. (some speakers) contraction of giga-

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga-

  1. Alternative form of gi-

Onondaga[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga-

  1. noun prefix

References[edit]

  • Hanni Woodbury (2018) A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language, University of Toronto, page 284

Seneca[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga-

  1. noun prefix

References[edit]

  • Wallace Chafe (2014) A Grammar of the Seneca Language, University of California Press, page 86

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to gaya (like; imitated).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga- (Baybayin spelling )

  1. used to indicate of a similarly big size: as big as; as large as
    ga- + ‎bahay (house) → ‎gabahay (as big as a house)
    ga- + ‎bundok (mountain) → ‎gabundok (as big as a mountain)
  2. used to indicate similarity: like; similar to
    ga- + ‎nito (this) → ‎ganito (like this)
    ga- + ‎niyan (that) → ‎ganiyan (like that)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Tooro[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (before /e/) ge-
  • (before /o/) go-

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ga-

  1. class 6 pronominal concord
    ga- + ‎-nu (this, these) → ‎ganu (these (class 6))
  2. they; class 6 subject concord
    ga- + ‎-kora (to do) → ‎gakora (they (class 6) do)
  3. positive imperative form of -ga- (them; class 6 object concord)
    ga- + ‎-ha (to give) → ‎gaha (give them (class 6))

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1] (in English), Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414