-lia

Kiswahili

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-lia

Where it comes from

What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added.

suffix

alternative, morpheme alternative form of -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel -andaa (“to prepare”) + -lia → -andalia (“to prepare for”)

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{lia_2026,
  title = {-lia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-lia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}