-ira

Chichewa

Etymology

Compare with Swahili -ia (“applicative suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ɽa/

Suffix

-ira

  1. Applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'a', 'i', or u'.
    1. Verb form used after the word momwe.

Derived terms

Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira
funira
imbira
limira
pangira
patsira
phikira
pitira
thamangira
vinira

See also

  • -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is 'e' or 'o'”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 171
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