-ana

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-ana

Where it comes from

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -ana and Giryama -ana. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -ana and Zulu -ana.

suffix

morpheme each other; reciprocal suffix -ona (“to see”) + -ana → -onana (“to see each other”)

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"-ana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/-ana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-ana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-ana

Chicago

"-ana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-ana.

BibTeX

@misc{ana_2026,
  title = {-ana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-ana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}