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English

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ka-

  1. Alternative form of ker- .

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    Ahtna

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    Etymology 1

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    Compare Babine-Witsuwit'en ha- ("up, out"), Chipewyan xá- ("out"), Lower Tanana xo- ("upwards"), Koyukon ho- ("up"), Navajo ha- ("up (and out)").

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    ka-

    1. up, up and out, up a slope, ascending
    2. With the d- qualifier: randomly, completely, into pieces
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      Etymology 2

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      Possibly equivalent to ko- (areal prefix) +‎ gha- ("from").

      Prefix

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      ka-

      1. adjacent; the next place
      Usage notes
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      This is one of nine directional prefixes used in Ahtna.

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        Ahtna directional prefixes
        • da- ("near")
        • gha- ("from")
        • hw- ("area")
        • ka- ("next to, adjacent")
        • n- ("neutral")
        • na- ("intermediate")
        • tsʼi- ("straight, directly")
        • ʼu- ("distant")

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        Bende

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- ("Class 12 noun prefix")

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        ka-

        1. Class 12 noun prefix.

        References

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        • Yuko Abe (2006), A Bende Vocabulary[1] , Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page v

        Cebuano

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        Pronunciation

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        Etymology 1

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        Compare Tagalog ka- .

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        ka- (Badlit spelling )

        1. (added to adjectives) denotes a state of being; -ness
          Synonyms: pagka- , ka- -an
          ka- + ‎linaw ("calm") → ‎kalinaw ("calmness")
          ka- + ‎bugnaw ("cold") → ‎kabugnaw ("coldness")
        2. (added to an adjective) used in exclamations; how...
          Synonyms: -a , ka- -a
          ka- + ‎init ("hot") → ‎kainit! ("how hot!")
        3. (added to nouns or verbs) denotes partnership or companionship; co-
          Synonym: isigka-
          ka- + ‎klase ("class") → ‎kaklase ("classmate")
          ka- + ‎away ("to fight") → ‎kaaway ("enemy")
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          Etymology 2

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          Prefix

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          ka- (Badlit spelling )

          1. short for maka-

          Central Bikol

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          Etymology

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          Compare kaka and ka .

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          ka-

          1. Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
            ka- + ‎kawat ("play") → ‎kakawat ("playmate")
            ka- + ‎iwal ("fight") → ‎kaiwal ("enemy")

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            Chichewa

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- .

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            ka-

            1. Class 12 noun prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning

            Etymology 2

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            Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ká-

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            ka-

            1. Class 12 subject concord.

            Etymology 3

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            Perhaps from ka- ("Class 12 noun prefix"), since a lot of class 1a nouns are animals, this could be from animals being put in Class 12 for stories in folklore.

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            ka-

            1. Class 1a noun prefix.

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            • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[2] , Oxford University Press, page 176

            Gabadi

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            Pronunciation

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            ka-

            1. marks the first-person plural inclusive ("we, including you") subject on a verb
              ka- + ‎dibaia ("to spear") → ‎kadibaia ("we (incl.) speared it")
              ka- + ‎mai ("to come") → ‎kamai ("we (incl.) came")

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              Category Gabadi terms prefixed with ka- not found

              References

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              • Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014年02月24日). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online: [3]. For the prefix ka-, see page 23, section "5.1.1 subject marking".

              Ilocano

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              ka- (transitive , perfective kina- , intransitive maki- )

              1. verbal prefix indicting companionship of the action of the root

              Prefix

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              ka- (perfective kina- )

              1. nominalizing prefix for conconcrete substantives.
                Alternative form: ka- -an

              Ligature

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              ka-

              1. Used with some counted nouns

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                References

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                • Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000), "ka-", in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano[4] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 230

                Japanese

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                Romanization

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                ka-

                1. Rōmaji transcription of

                Javanese

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                Romanization

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                ka-

                1. romanization of ꦏ-

                Kangean

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                Pronunciation

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                Prefix

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                ka- (verb base)

                1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
                  ka- + ‎gibe ("bring") → ‎kagibe ("(accidentally) taken along ")

                Kapampangan

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                Etymology

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                From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- , from Proto-Austronesian *ka- .

                Prefix

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                ka-

                1. implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
                  ka- + ‎abe ("to accompany") → ‎kayabe ("partner")
                  ka- + ‎lagyu ("name") → ‎kalagyu ("namesake")
                2. used to refer towards a location: to; toward; in; at; on
                  ka- + ‎pusu ("heart") → ‎kapusu ("in the heart")
                  ka- + ‎paninap ("dream") → ‎kapaninap ("towards the dream")
                3. implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
                  ka- + ‎lupa ("face") → ‎kalupa ("someone/something similar; look-alike")
                  ka- + ‎pate ("fight") → ‎kapate ("enemy")
                4. implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
                  ka- + ‎gulisak ("shout") → ‎kagugulisak ("repeatedly shouting")
                  ka- + ‎isip ("mind, thought") → ‎kaiisip ("thinking a lot")
                5. implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
                  ka- + ‎dapat ("should") → ‎karapat-dapat ("deserving")
                  ka- + ‎santing ("handsome") → ‎kasanting-santing ("wonderful")
                6. implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by pamu
                  ka- + ‎datang ("come") → ‎kadaratang ("recently arrived")
                  ka- + ‎punta ("go") → ‎kapupunta ("recently went")
                7. forms nouns from adjectives. the state of
                  Synonym: pagka-
                  ka- + ‎balisa ("anxious") → ‎kabalisa ("anxiety")
                  ka- + ‎tundu ("sleepy") → ‎katundu ("sleepiness")
                8. implies posteriority in time. when; if; after
                  Synonym: kapagka-
                  ka- + ‎papangan ("eat") → ‎kapapangan ("after eating")
                  ka- + ‎punta ("go") → ‎kapunta ("when come")
                9. implies emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive and followed by na , da or ta
                  ka- + ‎timias ("cute") → ‎katimias ("so/very cute")
                  ka- + ‎yumi ("innocence; pure") → ‎kayumi ("how/so pretty")

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                  Kimbundu

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                  Etymology

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                  From Proto-Bantu *kà- .

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                  ka-

                  1. noun class prefix, used with a diminutive meaning

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                    Lower Tanana

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                    Etymology

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                    From -ka' ("foot").

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                    ka-

                    1. A verbal prefix relating to climbing .

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                    • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 234

                    Mandan

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                    Etymology

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                    From Proto-Siouan *raka- .

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                    ka-

                    1. Instrumental prefix: by force; appears often in verbs relating to cutting and striking.

                    Matengo

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                    Etymology

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                    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- ("Class 12 noun prefix").

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                    ka-

                    1. Class 12 noun prefix.

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                    • Nobuko Yoneda (2006), A Classified Vocabulary of the Matengo Language[5] , Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page xi

                    Mbukushu

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                    Etymology

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                    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- ("Class 12 noun prefix").

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                    ka-

                    1. Class 12 noun prefix.

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                    • R.C.Wynne (1980), English-Mbukushu Dictionary[6] , Avebury Publishing Company Limited, page xviii

                    Minangkabau

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                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. Used to form ordinal numbers

                    Mohawk

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                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. third person feminine/neuter agent pronominal prefix

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                    - Initial consonant
                    Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
                    Word-Initial ka- ka- w- w- i- ken- ka-

                    Prefix

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                    ka-

                    1. noun prefix

                    References

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                    • Gunther Michelson (1973), A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
                    • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 173

                    Mokilese

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                    Pronunciation

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                    ka-

                    1. Used to form causative verbs.
                    Usage notes
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                    This prefix sometimes takes the forms koa- , ke- and ko- .

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                      Etymology 2

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                      Prefix

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                      ka-

                      1. Used to form ordinal numbers.

                      References

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                      • Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary[7] , Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 86

                      Northern Ndebele

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                      Etymology

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                      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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                      ka-

                      1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                      Old High German

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                      ka-

                      1. (Bavarian ) alternative form of gi-

                      Old Javanese

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                      Etymology

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                      Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- .

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                      ka-

                      1. passive verb-forming prefix

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                        Descendants

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                        Phuthi

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                        Etymology

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                        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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                        ka-

                        1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.

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                          Shona

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                          Etymology

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                          Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- ("Class 12 noun prefix").

                          Prefix

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                          ka-

                          1. Class 12 noun prefix.

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                          • M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum[8] , Harare College Press, page x

                          South Efate

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                          Etymology

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                          Probably related to South Efate go

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                          ka-

                          1. and (forms dependent verbs)

                          Southern Ndebele

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                          Etymology

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                          (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                          Prefix

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                          ka-

                          1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                          Sundanese

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                          Etymology 1

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                          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- .

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                          ka- (Sundanese script ᮊ- )

                          1. verb-forming prefix
                            1. accidental aspect of the passive transitive verb
                              ka- + ‎tijek ("to step on") → ‎katijek ("(accidentally) stepped on")
                              ka- + ‎bedil ("gun") → ‎kabedil ("(accidentally) shot")
                            2. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
                              ka- + ‎déngé ("to hear") → ‎kadéngé ("to be heard")
                              ka- + ‎baca ("to read") → ‎kabaca ("to be read")
                            3. implies that the action can be done
                              ka- + ‎harti ("meaning") → ‎kaharti ("(can be) understood")
                          2. noun-forming prefix
                            1. abstract noun-forming prefix
                              ka- + ‎rugi ("loss") → ‎karugi ("loss")
                              ka- + ‎hayang ("to want") → ‎kahayang ("desire, want")
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                          • Not all roots can be prefixed with ka- only. Some verbs, due to semantic reasons, must feature the suffix -an .[1] For example:
                            ka- + ‎merdika ("free, independent") + ‎-an → ‎kamerdikaan ("independence")
                            ka- + ‎kalangkang ("shadow") + ‎-an → ‎kakalangkangan ("to become overshadowed")

                          Etymology 2

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                          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika- , from Proto-Austronesian *Sika- . Compare Malay ke- , Tagalog ika-

                          Prefix

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                          ka-

                          1. numeral-forming prefix
                            1. ordinal number forming prefix; -th
                              ka- + ‎hiji ("one") → ‎kahiji ("first")
                              ka- + ‎sapuluh ("ten") → ‎kasapuluh ("tenth")

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                          1. ^ Prof. Dr. T. Fatimah Djajasudarma (2013), Fonologi dan Gramatika Sunda [Sundanese Phonology and Grammar] (in Indonesian), Bandung: PT Refika Aditama, →ISBN

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                          Swahili

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                          ka-

                          1. third-person singular animate (m class(I)) recent-past perfective marker
                            Near-synonyms: a li- , a me-
                            • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:
                              Nimefanya jitihada mwenyewe na Mungu kanisaidia, [...]
                              I have worked hard on my own and God has helped me, [...]
                            • 2013, "Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu", in Mwananchi[9] :
                              Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu
                              President Obama has left, let us not return to a life of shame
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                          • Initial
                            • Positive infinitive: ku- /kw- 1
                            • Negative infinitive: kuto-
                            • Habitual: hu- 1
                            • Telegrammic: ka-1
                          • Final
                            • General (positive indicative): -a
                            • Positive subjunctive: -e
                            • Negative present: -i
                            • Second person plural: -ni
                          • Infix position positive subject concord
                          • Infix position negative subject concord
                            • Negative past: -ku- 1
                            • Negative future: -ta-
                            • "Not yet": -ja- 1
                            • Negative present conditional: -nge-
                            • Negative past conditional: -ngali-
                          • Relative

                          1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku- /-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.

                          Etymology 2

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                            Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ka- , from Proto-Bantu *kà- . In mainland colloquial Swahili and Congo Swahili, this prefix has been reintroduced through borrowing from the local languages there, such as Kikuyu ka- .

                            In Sabaki, cognate with Giryama ka- and Kipfokomo ka- . Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi ka- and Shona ka- .

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                            ka- (plural tu- or bu- (Congo))

                            1. (Siu, Pate, Tikuu) noun class 12 prefix, replaces the original noun prefix and has diminutive meaning stronger that ki-
                              ka- + ‎mbuzi ("goat") → ‎kabuzi ("very small goat")
                            2. (mainland colloquial Swahili, Congo ) noun class 12 prefix, replaces or goes in front of the original noun prefix and has diminutive or depreciative meaning
                              Synonym: (standard) ki-
                              ka- + ‎muci ("tree") → ‎kamuci ("small tree")

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                            • Ferrari, Aurélia; Kalunga, Marcel; Mulumbwa, Georges (2014), Le swahili de Lubumbashi: Grammaire, textes, lexique, Karthala, →ISBN:
                              Dans cette classe, le préfixe singulier est ka- et le préfixe plurier est tu-. Généralement, ces préfixes se surajoutent aux préfixes de classe du mot, créant ainsi une double préfixation. Par exemple, le nom kamuci « petit arbre » a deux préfixes ka- (classe 12/13) et mu- (classe 3/4). Parfois, ces préfixes ne s'ajoutent pas au préfixe de classe du substantif mais s'y substituent (katoto et non kamutoto « petit enfant »).
                            • Paulin Baraka Bose (2019), "Analyzing Ways of Speaking Kivu Swahili: Variation and Ethnic Belonging", in Swahili Forum[10] , number 26, pages 258-276:
                              Across the Kivu Swahili speech area, the singular diminutive is marked with the noun class prefix ka-, while the plural either requires a noun class 13 prefix tu- (which also serves as a pejorative marker) or a noun class 14 prefix bu-, which simply indicates that there are "many small things", without any pejorative connotation.
                            • Gibson, Hannah; Githiora, Chege; Erastus, Fridah Kanana; Marten, Lutz (2024), "Morphosyntactic retention and innovation in Sheng, a youth language or stylect of Kenya", in Studies in Language, volume 48, number 4, →DOI , pages 909-950:
                              For example, in so-called "Mainland Colloquial Swahili" (Kihore et al. 2001), the introduction of the habitual suffix -ag and the diminutive prefixes ka-/tu- has been attributed to second-language Swahili speakers who have similar features in their first language (King'ei 2000; Marten 2013; Marten & Gibson 2024; Rugemalira 2007).

                            Swazi

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                            Etymology 1

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                            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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                            ka-

                            1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
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                              Etymology 2

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                              (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                              Prefix

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                              ka-

                              1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                              Tagalog

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                              Pronunciation

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                              Etymology 1

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                                Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- ("mate, partner, cohort").

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                                ka- (Baybayin spelling )

                                1. implies companionship or partnership
                                  ka- + ‎sama ("to accompany") → ‎kasama ("partner")
                                  ka- + ‎opisina ("office") → ‎kaopisina ("coworker")
                                2. implies similarity or interaction
                                  ka- + ‎mukha ("face") → ‎kamukha ("someone/something similar; look-alike")
                                  ka- + ‎away ("fight") → ‎kaaway ("enemy")
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                                  Etymology 2

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                                    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- , from Proto-Austronesian *ka- .

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                                    ka- (Baybayin spelling )

                                    1. (no longer productive ) implies past time
                                      ka- + ‎hapon ("afternoon") → ‎kahapon ("yesterday")
                                      ka- + ‎gabi ("night") → ‎kagabi ("last night")
                                    2. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies repeated action
                                      ka- + ‎sigaw ("shout") → ‎kasisigaw ("repeatedly shouting")
                                      ka- + ‎isip ("mind, thought") → ‎kaiisip ("thinking a lot")
                                    3. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies recent action
                                      ka- + ‎punta ("going") → ‎kapupunta ("recently went")
                                      ka- + ‎luto ("cooking, cuisine") → ‎kaluluto ("recently cooked")
                                    Usage notes
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                                    • (implies recent action): Usually followed by lang or lamang .
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                                      Etymology 3

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                                        Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- ("extremely", stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker).

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                                        ka- (Baybayin spelling )

                                        1. indicating a high degree, or the superlative
                                          ka- + ‎ingay ("noise") → ‎kaingay ("very noisy")
                                          ka- + ‎tagal ("duration") → ‎katagal ("very long; how long")
                                        2. (with initial two syllables reduplication) indicating a high degree, or the superlative, but with emphasis
                                          ka- + ‎liwanag ("clarity") → ‎kaliwa-liwanag ("extremely clear")
                                        3. (with initial two syllables reduplication) implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree
                                          ka- + ‎galang ("respect") → ‎kagalang-galang ("inspiring great respect")
                                          ka- + ‎paniwala ("belief") → ‎kapani-paniwala ("very plausible")
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                                          Etymology 4

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                                            From Proto-Central Philippine *ka (enumerative marker). Compare Hanunoo ka , Central Bikol ka , Aklanon ka , Cebuano ka , and Hiligaynon ka .

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                                            ka- (Baybayin spelling ) (no longer productive )

                                            1. indicates a single count or unit of something
                                              ka- + ‎tao ("person") → ‎katao ("an individual; a single person")
                                              ka- + ‎putol ("slice") → ‎kaputol ("a single piece")
                                              ka- + ‎dampot ("handful") → ‎karampot ("a single handful")
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                                            • Can be followed after a cardinal numeral to indicate a count. The cardinal numeral is usually not followed by a linker (ex. -ng , na ). However, recently, a linker is also being added to the cardinals.
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                                              Tooro

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                                              Alternative forms

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                                              • (before /e/) ke-
                                              • (before /o/) ko-

                                              Etymology

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                                              From Proto-Bantu *ká- .

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                                              Prefix

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                                              ka-

                                              1. class 12 pronominal concord
                                                ka- + ‎-nu ("this, these") → ‎kanu ("this (class 12)")
                                              2. they; class 12 subject concord
                                                ka- + ‎-kora ("to do") → ‎kakora ("it (class 12) does")
                                              3. positive imperative form of -ka- ("it; class 12 object concord")
                                                ka- + ‎-ha ("to give") → ‎kaha ("give it (class 12)")

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                                              Tooro personal pronouns
                                              class person independent possessive subject
                                              concord
                                              object
                                              concord
                                              combined forms
                                              na ni
                                              class 1 first nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
                                              second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
                                              third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
                                              class 2 first itwe -aitu tu- -tu- naitwe niitwe
                                              second inywe -anyu mu- -ba- nainywe niinywe
                                              third bo -abo ba- -ba- nabo nubo
                                              class 3 gwo -agwo gu- -gu- nagwo nugwo
                                              class 4 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                                              class 5 lyo -alyo li- -li- nalyo niryo
                                              class 6 go -ago ga- -ga- nago nugo
                                              class 7 kyo -akyo ki- -ki- nakyo nikyo
                                              class 8 byo -abyo bi- -bi- nabyo nibyo
                                              class 9 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                                              class 10 zo -azo zi- -zi- nazo nizo
                                              class 11 rwo -arwo ru- -ru- narwo nurwo
                                              class 12 ko -ako ka- -ka- nako nuko
                                              class 13 two -atwo tu- -tu- natwo nutwo
                                              class 14 bwo -abwo bu- -bu- nabwo nubwo
                                              class 15 kwo -akwo ku- -ku- nakwo nukwo
                                              class 16 ho -aho ha- -ha- naho nuho
                                              class 17 (kwo ) N/A ha-
                                              (...-yo )
                                              -ha- N/A nukwo
                                              class 18 (mwo ) -amwo ha-
                                              (...-mu )
                                              -ha- N/A numwo
                                              reflexive -enyini, -onyini -e-

                                              References

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                                              • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[11] , Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414

                                              Tumbuka

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                                              Etymology 1

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                                              Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà-

                                              Prefix

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                                              ka-

                                              1. Class 12 noun prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning.

                                              Etymology 2

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                                              Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ká-

                                              Prefix

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                                              ka-

                                              1. Class 12 subject concord.

                                              Xhosa

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                                              Etymology 1

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                                              (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                                              Prefix

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                                              ka-

                                              1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
                                              Derived terms
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                                                Etymology 2

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                                                (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                                                Prefix

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                                                ka-

                                                1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                                                Yao (Africa)

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                                                Etymology

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                                                Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kà- .

                                                Prefix

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                                                ka-

                                                1. Class 12 noun prefix

                                                Zulu

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                                                Etymology 1

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                                                (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                                                Prefix

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                                                ka-

                                                1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
                                                Derived terms
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                                                  Etymology 2

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                                                  (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                                                  Prefix

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                                                  ká-

                                                  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

                                                  Etymology 3

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                                                  (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

                                                  Prefix

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                                                  ka-

                                                  1. alternative form of ma- (hortative)

                                                  References

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