wa-
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wa-¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *wa-, from Proto-Bantu *bà-.
In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian wa- and Giryama a-. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi ba- and Zulu ba-.
prefix m-
- [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] watoto wazuri
wa-²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bá-.
prefix
-
they, 3rd person plural ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]]) subject concord
Opposite: hawa-
- verb-initial form of -wa- (“them (3rd person plural ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]]) object concord) or you (2nd person plural object concord)”)
wa-³
prefix
- contraction of u- + -a-, literally “2nd person singular, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]], and [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] gnomic”
- contraction of wa- + -a-, literally “3rd person plural ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]]) gnomic”
In English
- -s regular plurals of nouns
Talk about this word "wa-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/wa-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wa-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wa- "wa-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wa-.Cite this
@misc{wa_2026,
title = {wa-},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wa-},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
