ya-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 4 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 9 possessive concord.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 4 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 9 possessive concord.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 4 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 9 possessive concord.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 4 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 9 possessive concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 4 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yá-, from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
ya-
- of; class 9 possessive concord.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ya-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ya-”