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-lia
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Appendix:Variations of "lia"
Swahili
Etymology
What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added.
Suffix
sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -lea
sw -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel
sw andaa<alt:-andaa><t:to prepare> andalia<alt:-andalia><t:to prepare for>
sw zoa<alt:-zoa><t:to pick up> -lea zolea<alt:-zolea><t:to pick up for>
Derived terms
Swahili applicative verbs