-wa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

Japanese

Romanization

-wa

Rōmaji transcription of わ

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Zulu_words_suffixed_with_-wa'>Zulu words suffixed with -wa</a>

References

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

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