aba-
Northern Ndebele
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Usage notes
editFor certain nouns for ethnic groups and similar, the alternative prefix abe- is used.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 relative concord.
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 adjective concord.
Southern Ndebele
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Usage notes
editFor certain nouns for ethnic groups and similar, the alternative prefix abe- is used.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 adjective concord.
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 relative concord.
Xhosa
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Usage notes
editFor certain nouns for ethnic groups and similar, the alternative prefix abe- is used.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 adjective concord.
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editaba-
- Class 2 relative concord.
Zulu
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
editába-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Usage notes
editFor certain nouns for ethnic groups and similar, the alternative prefix abe- is used.
Etymology 2
editFrom a- (“relative”) + ba- (“class 2 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix
editā́bá-
- Class 2 adjective concord.
Etymology 3
editFrom a- (“relative”) + ba- (“class 2 subject prefix”).
Prefix
editā́bá-
- Class 2 relative concord.
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “aɓa-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓa-”
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Northern Ndebele relative concords
- Northern Ndebele adjective concords
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Southern Ndebele adjective concords
- Southern Ndebele relative concords
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa noun prefixes
- Xhosa adjective concords
- Xhosa relative concords
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu noun prefixes
- Zulu terms prefixed with a-
- Zulu terms prefixed with ba-
- Zulu adjective concords
- Zulu relative concords