ama-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mà-.
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
ama-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.
Prefix
áma-
- Class 6 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From a- (“relative”) + ma- (“class 6 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix
ā́má-
- Class 6 adjective concord.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ama-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ama-”