ya-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 4 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 9 possessive concord.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 4 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 9 possessive concord.

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Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 4 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 9 possessive concord.

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 4 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 9 possessive concord.

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 4 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.

Prefix

ya-

1. of; class 9 possessive concord.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ya-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ya-”