la-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-
Prefix
la-
- Class 5 possessive concords.
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Prefix
la-
- of; class 5 possessive concord.
Oneida
Alternative forms
- l- (before vowel stems)
Prefix
la-
- pronominal prefix for
- He ______
- He ______ it/her
References
- Floyd Lounsbury (1953) “Chapter 5, Table 6: Pronominal Prefixes”, in Oneida Verb Morphology, Yale University Press
Phuthi
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
la-
- Class 1 relative concord.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
la-
- Class 6 relative concord.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Prefix
la-
- of; class 5 possessive concord.
Swahili
Prefix
la-
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Prefix
la-
- of; class 5 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
la-
- Class 6 relative concord.
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-
Prefix
la-
- Class 5 possessive concords.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Prefix
la-
- of; class 5 possessive concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Prefix
la-
- of; class 5 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
lá-
- Used to form demonstratives.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “la-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “la-”