-ua

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-ua

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-ula/*-ola, from Proto-Bantu *-ʊda.

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -ua/-oa and Giryama -ula/-ola. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -ūra/-ōra.

suffix after root with -o- -oa

morpheme conversive suffix; reverses the meaning of the verb -funga (“to close”) + -ua → -fungua (“to open”)

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{ua_2026,
  title = {-ua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-ua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}