wa-

wa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

Chichewa

Etymology 1

From u- (“thou, you (singular)”) +‎ -a- (“past perfect infix”). Cognate with Tumbuka wa-

Prefix

wa-

  1. 2nd person singular subject concord in the past perfect tense.

Etymology 2

From a- (“he, she”) +‎ -a- (“past perfect infix”). Cognate with Tumbuka wa-

Prefix

wa-

  1. 3rd person singular subject concord in the past perfect tense.

See also

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á- (“Class 1 possessive concord”). Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) wa- (“Class 1 possessive concord”), Yao (Africa) jwa- (“Class 1 possessive concord”) and Zulu wa- (“Class 1 possessive concord”).

Prefix

wa-

  1. Class 1/1a possessive concord.

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-. Cognate with Tumbuka wa-, Yao (Africa) wa- and Zulu wa-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. Class 3 possessive concord.

Etymology 5

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bà- (“Class 2 noun prefix”)

Prefix

wa-

  1. (obsolete) Class 2 noun prefix

References

  • Rev. John Rebman (1877), Dictionary of the Kiniassa Language‎[1], Church Missionary Society

Chuukese

Prefix

wa-

  1. to put
  2. to place

Curripaco

Prefix

wa-

  1. first person plural agent marker

References

  • Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo, Agreement in two Arawak languages, in The Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008, →ISBN, page 398

Lakota

Prefix

wa-

  1. turns certain verbs into a noun; verbal noun modifier
    ‎wa- + ‎pȟóštaŋ (“to put something on one's head”) → ‎wapȟóštaŋ (“hat”)
  2. creates an agent noun
    ‎wa- + ‎oyúspa (“to seize, grab, hold on to, arrest”) → ‎wawóyuspa (“policeman”)
  3. to do with arrowheads

Synonyms

  • (verbal noun): wó-
  • (arrowhead): wi-, waŋ-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. of; class 1 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. of; class 3 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 6 object concord.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 6 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. of; class 1 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. of; class 3 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Prefix

wa-

  1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 6 object concord.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *wa-, from Proto-Bantu *bà-.

    In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian wa- and Giryama a-. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi ba- and Zulu ba-.

    Prefix

    wa- (singular m-)

    1. wa class(II) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of m class(I)
      watoto wazuri ― nice children
      ‎mtu (“person”) → ‎watu (“people”)
      ‎Mwingereza (“English person”) → ‎Waingereza (“English people”)
    Usage notes

    Some words are irregular:

    ‎mwizi (“thief”) → ‎wezi (“thieves”)
    ‎mwanamke (“woman”) → ‎wanawake (“women”)
    ‎-ingine (“other”) → ‎wengine
    See also
    • Appendix:Swahili noun classes

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bá-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. they, 3rd person plural (wa class(II)) subject concord
      Antonym: hawa-
    2. verb-initial form of -wa- (“them (3rd person plural (wa class(II)) object concord) or you (2nd person plural object concord)”)
    See also
    Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
    person independent subject concord object
    concord     		combined forms possessive
    affirmative negative na ndi- si-
    singular first mimi ni- si- -ni- nami, na mimi ndimi, ndiye simi, siye -angu
    second wewe u- hu- -ku- nawe, na wewe ndiwe, ndiye siwe, siye -ako
    third yeye a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- naye, na yeye ndiye siye -ake
    plural first sisi tu- hatu- -tu- nasi, na sisi ndisi, ndio sio -etu
    second ninyi m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -wa- nanyi, na ninyi ndinyi, ndio sinyi, sio -enu
    third wao wa- hawa- -wa- nao ndio sio -ao
    reflexive — — -ji- — —

    For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

    Etymology 3

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. contraction of u- +‎ -a-, literally “2nd person singular, m class(III), and u class(XI) gnomic”
    2. contraction of wa- +‎ -a-, literally “3rd person plural (wa class(II)) gnomic”

    Swazi

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
    2. them; class 6 object concord.

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 1 possessive concord.

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 3 possessive concord.

    Tonga (Malawi)

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á- (“Class 1 possessive concord”).

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. Class 1 possessive concord.

    Tumbuka

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *à-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. Class 1 subject concord.

    Etymology 2

    From u- (“thou, you (singular)”) +‎ -a- (“recent perfect infix”). Cognate with Chichewa wa-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. 2nd person singular subject concord in the recent past tense.

    Etymology 3

    From a- (“he, she”) +‎ -a- (“recent perfect infix”). Cognate with Chichewa wa-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. 3rd person singular subject concord in the recent past tense.

    Etymology 4

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-. Cognate with Chichewa wa-, Yao (Africa) wa- and Zulu wa-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. Class 3 possessive concords.

    Xhosa

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 1 possessive concord.

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 3 possessive concord.

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
    2. them; class 6 object concord.

    Yao (Africa)

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. Class 3 possessive concord.

    Zigula

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bà-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. Class 2 noun prefix.

    Zulu

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-. Cognate with Yao (Africa) jwa-

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 1 possessive concord.

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-. Cognate with Chichewa wa-, Tumbuka wa- and Yao (Africa) wa-.

    Prefix

    wa-

    1. of; class 3 possessive concord.

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

    Prefix

    wá-

    1. they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
    2. them; class 6 object concord.

    References

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