kwa-

See also: kwa, Kwa, and -kʷa

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *kwá-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-

Prefix

kwa-

of; class 15 possessive concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *kwá-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɠwá/

Prefix

kwa-

of; class 15 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *kwá-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɠwá/

Prefix

kwa-

of; class 17 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɠwá/

Preposition

kwa-

at/to/from the home/place of

Usage notes

Unlike other prepositions, kwa- is not attached to the full form of the noun, but rather to the stem (without the noun prefix). When attached to pronouns, the pronouns take the possessive combining form when it exists (-ithu instead of -thi and so on).

References

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

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