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English

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Prefix

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ka-

  1. Alternative form of ker-.

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Anagrams

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Ahtna

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Etymology 1

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Compare Babine-Witsuwit'en ha- (“up, out”), Chipewyan xá- (“out”), Lower Tanana xo- (“upwards”), Koyukon ho- (“up”), Navajo ha- (“up (and out)”).

Prefix

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ka-

  1. up, up and out, up a slope, ascending
  2. With the d-qualifier: randomly, completely, into pieces
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Etymology 2

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Possibly equivalent to ko- (areal prefix) +‎ gha- (“from”).

Prefix

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ka-

  1. adjacent; the next place
Usage notes
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This is one of nine directional prefixes used in Ahtna.

Derived terms
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Ahtna directional prefixes
  • da- (“near”)
  • gha- (“from”)
  • hw- (“area”)
  • ka- (“next to, adjacent”)
  • n- (“neutral”)
  • na- (“intermediate”)
  • tsʼi- (“straight, directly”)
  • ʼu- (“distant”)

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Bende

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- (“Class 12 noun prefix”)

Prefix

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ka-

  1. Class 12 noun prefix.

References

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  • Yuko Abe (2006), A Bende Vocabulary‎[1], Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page v

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Compare Tagalog ka-.

    Prefix

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    ka- (Badlit spelling ᜃ)

    1. (added to adjectives) denotes a state of being; -ness
      Synonyms: pagka-, ka- -an
      ‎ka- + ‎linaw (“calm”) → ‎kalinaw (“calmness”)
      ‎ka- + ‎bugnaw (“cold”) → ‎kabugnaw (“coldness”)
    2. (added to an adjective) used in exclamations; how...
      Synonyms: -a, ka- -a
      ‎ka- + ‎init (“hot”) → ‎kainit! (“how hot!”)
    3. (added to nouns or verbs) denotes partnership or companionship; co-
      Synonym: isigka-
      ‎ka- + ‎klase (“class”) → ‎kaklase (“classmate”)
      ‎ka- + ‎away (“to fight”) → ‎kaaway (“enemy”)
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    Etymology 2

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      Prefix

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      ka- (Badlit spelling ᜃ)

      1. short for maka-

      Central Bikol

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      Etymology

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      Compare kaka and ka.

      Prefix

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      ka-

      1. Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
        ‎ka- + ‎kawat (“play”) → ‎kakawat (“playmate”)
        ‎ka- + ‎iwal (“fight”) → ‎kaiwal (“enemy”)

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      Chichewa

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà-.

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      ka-

      1. Class 12 noun prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning

      Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ká-

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      ka-

      1. Class 12 subject concord.

      Etymology 3

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      Perhaps from ka- (“Class 12 noun prefix”), since a lot of class 1a nouns are animals, this could be from animals being put in Class 12 for stories in folklore.

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      ka-

      1. Class 1a noun prefix.

      References

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      • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[2], Oxford University Press, page 176

      Gabadi

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      ka-

      1. marks the first-person plural inclusive ("we, including you") subject on a verb
        ‎ka- + ‎dibaia (“to spear”) → ‎kadibaia (“we (incl.) speared it”)
        ‎ka- + ‎mai (“to come”) → ‎kamai (“we (incl.) came”)

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      Category Gabadi terms prefixed with ka- not found

      References

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      • Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online: [3]. For the prefix ka-, see page 23, section "5.1.1 subject marking".

      Ilocano

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      Prefix

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      ka- (transitive, perfective kina-, intransitive maki-)

      1. verbal prefix indicting companionship of the action of the root

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      ka- (perfective kina-)

      1. nominalizing prefix for conconcrete substantives.
        Alternative form: ka- -an

      Ligature

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      ka-

      1. Used with some counted nouns

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      References

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      • Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000), “ka-”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano‎[4] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 230

      Japanese

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      Romanization

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      ka-

      1. Rōmaji transcription of か

      Javanese

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      Romanization

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      ka-

      1. romanization of ꦏ-

      Kangean

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      Pronunciation

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      Prefix

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      ka- (verb base)

      1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
        ‎ka- + ‎gibe (“bring”) → ‎kagibe (“(accidentally) taken along”)

      Kapampangan

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.

      Prefix

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      ka-

      1. implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
        ‎ka- + ‎abe (“to accompany”) → ‎kayabe (“partner”)
        ‎ka- + ‎lagyu (“name”) → ‎kalagyu (“namesake”)
      2. used to refer towards a location: to; toward; in; at; on
        ‎ka- + ‎pusu (“heart”) → ‎kapusu (“in the heart”)
        ‎ka- + ‎paninap (“dream”) → ‎kapaninap (“towards the dream”)
      3. implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
        ‎ka- + ‎lupa (“face”) → ‎kalupa (“someone/something similar; look-alike”)
        ‎ka- + ‎pate (“fight”) → ‎kapate (“enemy”)
      4. implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
        ‎ka- + ‎gulisak (“shout”) → ‎kagugulisak (“repeatedly shouting”)
        ‎ka- + ‎isip (“mind, thought”) → ‎kaiisip (“thinking a lot”)
      5. implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
        ‎ka- + ‎dapat (“should”) → ‎karapat-dapat (“deserving”)
        ‎ka- + ‎santing (“handsome”) → ‎kasanting-santing (“wonderful”)
      6. implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by pamu
        ‎ka- + ‎datang (“come”) → ‎kadaratang (“recently arrived”)
        ‎ka- + ‎punta (“go”) → ‎kapupunta (“recently went”)
      7. forms nouns from adjectives. the state of
        Synonym: pagka-
        ‎ka- + ‎balisa (“anxious”) → ‎kabalisa (“anxiety”)
        ‎ka- + ‎tundu (“sleepy”) → ‎katundu (“sleepiness”)
      8. implies posteriority in time. when; if; after
        Synonym: kapagka-
        ‎ka- + ‎papangan (“eat”) → ‎kapapangan (“after eating”)
        ‎ka- + ‎punta (“go”) → ‎kapunta (“when come”)
      9. implies emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive and followed by na, da or ta
        ‎ka- + ‎timias (“cute”) → ‎katimias (“so/very cute”)
        ‎ka- + ‎yumi (“innocence; pure”) → ‎kayumi (“how/so pretty”)

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      Kimbundu

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Bantu *kà-.

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      ka-

      1. noun class prefix, used with a diminutive meaning

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      Lower Tanana

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      Etymology

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      From -ka' (“foot”).

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      ka-

      1. A verbal prefix relating to climbing.

      References

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      • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 234

      Mandan

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Siouan *raka-.

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      ka-

      1. Instrumental prefix: by force; appears often in verbs relating to cutting and striking.

      Matengo

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- (“Class 12 noun prefix”).

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      ka-

      1. Class 12 noun prefix.

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      • Nobuko Yoneda (2006), A Classified Vocabulary of the Matengo Language‎[5], Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page xi

      Mbukushu

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- (“Class 12 noun prefix”).

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      ka-

      1. Class 12 noun prefix.

      References

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      • R.C.Wynne (1980), English-Mbukushu Dictionary‎[6], Avebury Publishing Company Limited, page xviii

      Minangkabau

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      ka-

      1. Used to form ordinal numbers

      Mohawk

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      Prefix

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      ka-

      1. third person feminine/neuter agent pronominal prefix

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      Forms of ka-
      Initial consonant
      Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
      Word-Initial ka- ka- w- w- i- ken- kai-

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      ka-

      1. noun prefix

      References

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      • Gunther Michelson (1973), A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
      • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 173

      Mokilese

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      Pronunciation

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        Inherited from Proto-Micronesian *ka-, from Proto-Oceanic *paka-.

        Prefix

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        ka-

        1. Used to form causative verbs.
        Usage notes
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        This prefix sometimes takes the forms koa-, ke- and ko-.

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        Etymology 2

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          Inherited from Proto-Micronesian *ka-, from Proto-Oceanic *ka-.

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          ka-

          1. Used to form ordinal numbers.

          References

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          • Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎[7], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 86

          Northern Ndebele

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          Etymology

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          ka-

          1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

          Old High German

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          ka-

          1. (Bavarian) alternative form of gi-

          Old Javanese

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          Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

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          ka-

          1. passive verb-forming prefix

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          Descendants

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          • Javanese: k-, ꦏ- (ka-), ꦏꦼ- (ke-)

          Phuthi

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          Etymology

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

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          ka-

          1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.

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          Shona

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          Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- (“Class 12 noun prefix”).

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          ka-

          1. Class 12 noun prefix.

          References

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          • M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎[8], Harare College Press, page x

          South Efate

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *ka, from Proto-Oceanic *ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka, from Proto-Austronesian *ka.

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          ka-

          1. and (forms dependent verbs)

          Southern Ndebele

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          Etymology

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

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          ka-

          1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

          Sundanese

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          Etymology 1

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          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

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          ka- (Sundanese spelling ᮊ-)

          1. verb-forming prefix
            1. accidental aspect of the passive transitive verb
              ‎ka- + ‎tijek (“to step on”) → ‎katijek (“(accidentally) stepped on”)
              ‎ka- + ‎bedil (“gun”) → ‎kabedil (“(accidentally) shot”)
            2. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
              ‎ka- + ‎déngé (“to hear”) → ‎kadéngé (“to be heard”)
              ‎ka- + ‎baca (“to read”) → ‎kabaca (“to be read”)
            3. implies that the action can be done
              ‎ka- + ‎harti (“meaning”) → ‎kaharti (“(can be) understood”)
          2. noun-forming prefix
            1. abstract noun-forming prefix
              ‎ka- + ‎rugi (“loss”) → ‎karugi (“loss”)
              ‎ka- + ‎hayang (“to want”) → ‎kahayang (“desire, want”)
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          • Not all roots can be prefixed with ka- only. Some verbs, due to semantic reasons, must feature the suffix -an.[1] For example:
            ‎ka- + ‎merdika (“free, independent”) + ‎-an → ‎kamerdikaan (“independence”)
            ‎ka- + ‎kalangkang (“shadow”) + ‎-an → ‎kakalangkangan (“to become overshadowed”)

          Etymology 2

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          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian *Sika-. Compare Malay ke-, Tagalog ika-

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          ka- (Sundanese spelling ᮊᮃᮃ-)

          1. numeral-forming prefix
            1. ordinal number forming prefix; -th
              ‎ka- + ‎hiji (“one”) → ‎kahiji (“first”)
              ‎ka- + ‎sapuluh (“ten”) → ‎kasapuluh (“tenth”)

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          1. ^ Prof. Dr. T. Fatimah Djajasudarma (2013), Fonologi dan Gramatika Sunda [Sundanese Phonology and Grammar] (in Indonesian), Bandung: PT Refika Aditama, →ISBN

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          Swahili

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          Pronunciation

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          • Audio (Kenya):(file)

          Etymology 1

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          ka-

          1. third-person singular animate (m class(I)) recent-past perfective marker
            Near-synonyms: ali-, ame-
            • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:
              Nimefanya jitihada mwenyewe na Mungu kanisaidia, […]
              I have worked hard on my own and God has helped me, […]
            • 2013, “Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu”, in Mwananchi‎[9]:
              Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu
              President Obama has left, let us not return to a life of shame
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          Etymology 2

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            Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ka-, from Proto-Bantu *kà-. In mainland colloquial Swahili and Congo Swahili, this prefix has been reintroduced through borrowing from the local languages there, such as Kikuyu ka-.

            In Sabaki, cognate with Giryama ka- and Kipfokomo ka-. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi ka- and Shona ka-.

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            ka- (plural tu- or bu- (Congo))

            1. (Siu, Pate, Tikuu) noun class 12 prefix, replaces the original noun prefix and has diminutive meaning stronger that ki-
              ‎ka- + ‎mbuzi (“goat”) → ‎kabuzi (“very small goat”)
            2. (mainland colloquial Swahili, Congo) noun class 12 prefix, replaces or goes in front of the original noun prefix and has diminutive or depreciative meaning
              Synonym: (standard) ki-
              ‎ka- + ‎muci (“tree”) → ‎kamuci (“small tree”)

            References

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            • Ferrari, Aurélia; Kalunga, Marcel; Mulumbwa, Georges (2014), Le swahili de Lubumbashi: Grammaire, textes, lexique, Karthala, →ISBN:
              Dans cette classe, le préfixe singulier est ka- et le préfixe plurier est tu-. Généralement, ces préfixes se surajoutent aux préfixes de classe du mot, créant ainsi une double préfixation. Par exemple, le nom kamuci « petit arbre » a deux préfixes ka- (classe 12/13) et mu- (classe 3/4). Parfois, ces préfixes ne s'ajoutent pas au préfixe de classe du substantif mais s'y substituent (katoto et non kamutoto « petit enfant »).
            • Paulin Baraka Bose (2019), “Analyzing Ways of Speaking Kivu Swahili: Variation and Ethnic Belonging”, in Swahili Forum‎[10], number 26, pages 258-276:
              Across the Kivu Swahili speech area, the singular diminutive is marked with the noun class prefix ka-, while the plural either requires a noun class 13 prefix tu- (which also serves as a pejorative marker) or a noun class 14 prefix bu-, which simply indicates that there are "many small things", without any pejorative connotation.
            • Gibson, Hannah; Githiora, Chege; Erastus, Fridah Kanana; Marten, Lutz (2024), “Morphosyntactic retention and innovation in Sheng, a youth language or stylect of Kenya”, in Studies in Language, volume 48, number 4, →DOI, pages 909-950:
              For example, in so-called "Mainland Colloquial Swahili" (Kihore et al. 2001), the introduction of the habitual suffix -ag and the diminutive prefixes ka-/tu- has been attributed to second-language Swahili speakers who have similar features in their first language (King'ei 2000; Marten 2013; Marten & Gibson 2024; Rugemalira 2007).

            Swazi

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            Etymology 1

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

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            ka-

            1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
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            Etymology 2

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

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            ka-

            1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

            Tagalog

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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              Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“mate, partner, cohort”).

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              ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)

              1. implies companionship or partnership
                ‎ka- + ‎sama (“to accompany”) → ‎kasama (“partner”)
                ‎ka- + ‎opisina (“office”) → ‎kaopisina (“coworker”)
              2. implies similarity or interaction
                ‎ka- + ‎mukha (“face”) → ‎kamukha (“someone/something similar; look-alike”)
                ‎ka- + ‎away (“fight”) → ‎kaaway (“enemy”)
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              Etymology 2

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                Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.

                Prefix

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                ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)

                1. (no longer productive) implies past time
                  ‎ka- + ‎hapon (“afternoon”) → ‎kahapon (“yesterday”)
                  ‎ka- + ‎gabi (“night”) → ‎kagabi (“last night”)
                2. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies repeated action
                  ‎ka- + ‎sigaw (“shout”) → ‎kasisigaw (“repeatedly shouting”)
                  ‎ka- + ‎isip (“mind, thought”) → ‎kaiisip (“thinking a lot”)
                3. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies recent action
                  ‎ka- + ‎punta (“going”) → ‎kapupunta (“recently went”)
                  ‎ka- + ‎luto (“cooking, cuisine”) → ‎kaluluto (“recently cooked”)
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                • (implies recent action): Usually followed by lang or lamang.
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                Etymology 3

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                  Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“extremely”, stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker).

                  Prefix

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                  ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)

                  1. indicating a high degree, or the superlative
                    ‎ka- + ‎ingay (“noise”) → ‎kaingay (“very noisy”)
                    ‎ka- + ‎tagal (“duration”) → ‎katagal (“very long; how long”)
                  2. (with initial two syllables reduplication) indicating a high degree, or the superlative, but with emphasis
                    ‎ka- + ‎liwanag (“clarity”) → ‎kaliwa-liwanag (“extremely clear”)
                  3. (with initial two syllables reduplication) implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree
                    ‎ka- + ‎galang (“respect”) → ‎kagalang-galang (“inspiring great respect”)
                    ‎ka- + ‎paniwala (“belief”) → ‎kapani-paniwala (“very plausible”)
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                  Etymology 4

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                    From Proto-Central Philippine *ka (enumerative marker). Compare Hanunoo ka, Central Bikol ka, Aklanon ka, Cebuano ka, and Hiligaynon ka.

                    Prefix

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                    ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ) (no longer productive)

                    1. indicates a single count or unit of something
                      ‎ka- + ‎tao (“person”) → ‎katao (“an individual; a single person”)
                      ‎ka- + ‎putol (“slice”) → ‎kaputol (“a single piece”)
                      ‎ka- + ‎dampot (“handful”) → ‎karampot (“a single handful”)
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                    • Can be followed after a cardinal numeral to indicate a count. The cardinal numeral is usually not followed by a linker (ex. -ng, na). However, recently, a linker is also being added to the cardinals.
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                    Tooro

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                    Alternative forms

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                    • (before /e/) ke-
                    • (before /o/) ko-

                    Etymology

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                    From Proto-Bantu *ká-.

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                    ka-

                    1. class 12 pronominal concord
                      ‎ka- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎kanu (“this (class 12)”)
                    2. they; class 12 subject concord
                      ‎ka- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎kakora (“it (class 12) does”)
                    3. positive imperative form of -ka- (“it; class 12 object concord”)
                      ‎ka- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎kaha (“give it (class 12)”)

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                    Tooro personal pronouns
                    class person independent possessive subject
                    concord
                    object
                    concord
                    combined forms
                    na ni
                    class 1 first nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
                    second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
                    third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
                    class 2 first itwe -aitu tu- -tu- naitwe niitwe
                    second inywe -anyu mu- -ba- nainywe niinywe
                    third bo -abo ba- -ba- nabo nubo
                    class 3 gwo -agwo gu- -gu- nagwo nugwo
                    class 4 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                    class 5 lyo -alyo li- -li- nalyo niryo
                    class 6 go -ago ga- -ga- nago nugo
                    class 7 kyo -akyo ki- -ki- nakyo nikyo
                    class 8 byo -abyo bi- -bi- nabyo nibyo
                    class 9 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                    class 10 zo -azo zi- -zi- nazo nizo
                    class 11 rwo -arwo ru- -ru- narwo nurwo
                    class 12 ko -ako ka- -ka- nako nuko
                    class 13 two -atwo tu- -tu- natwo nutwo
                    class 14 bwo -abwo bu- -bu- nabwo nubwo
                    class 15 kwo -akwo ku- -ku- nakwo nukwo
                    class 16 ho -aho ha- -ha- naho nuho
                    class 17 (kwo) N/A ha-
                    (...-yo)
                    -ha- N/A nukwo
                    class 18 (mwo) -amwo ha-
                    (...-mu)
                    -ha- N/A numwo
                    reflexive -enyini, -onyini — -e- —

                    References

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                    • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[11], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414

                    Tumbuka

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                    Etymology 1

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                    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà-

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. Class 12 noun prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning.

                    Etymology 2

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                    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ká-

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. Class 12 subject concord.

                    Xhosa

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                    Etymology 1

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

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
                    Derived terms
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                    Etymology 2

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

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                    Yao (Africa)

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                    Etymology

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                    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà-.

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. Class 12 noun prefix

                    Zulu

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                    Etymology 1

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

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
                    Derived terms
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                    Etymology 2

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

                    Prefix

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                    ká-

                    1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                    Etymology 3

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

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. alternative form of ma- (hortative)

                    References

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