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Appendix:Variations of "eka" Chichewa Etymology ny bnt-pro *-ɪka. Pronunciation eka Suffix ny suffix verb-forming suffixes Stative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is either 'e' or 'o'. ny rare An additional causative or transitive suffix. See also ny -ika Stative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'. References 136 Phuthi Etymology From bnt-phu bnt-pro *-ɪka. Suffix bnt-phu suffix verb-forming suffixes Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing". Derived terms bnt-phu Swahili Etymology sw :inh bnt-sab-pro:*-ika<alt:*-ika/*-eka> ++ In Sabaki, cognate with zdj -iha/zdj -eha/zdj -ha and nyf -ika/nyf -eka. Other Bantu cognates include rw -ika/rw -eka and zu -eka. Suffix sw suffix sw mid vowel variant -ika Swazi Etymology From ss bnt-pro *-ɪka. Suffix ss suffix verb-forming suffixes Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing". Derived terms ss Tumbuka Etymology tum bnt-pro *-ɪka. Suffix tum suffix verb-forming suffixes Stative and passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is either 'e' or 'o' tum rare Causative or transitive suffix Usage notes Strictly speaking, this suffix is the stative suffix, but it has virtually replaced the passive suffix tum -iw- in all contexts. Thus, it is both the stative and passive suffix. Xhosa Etymology From xh bnt-pro *-ɪka. Suffix xh suffix verb-forming suffixes Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing". Derived terms xh Zulu Etymology From zu bnt-pro *-ɪka. Suffix zu suffix verb-forming suffixes Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing". Derived terms zu References