-aji

Appendix:Variations of "aji" Swahili Etymology sw :af<ref:77 The agentive suffix {i}, added to the Bantu verbal derivational suffix *{ag} expressing a constantly repeated action or a habitual state, constitutes the Swahili complex nominal derivational suffix {aji}, which indicates more specifically the habitual doer of the action, especially the professional agent With the class-prefix {u}, the suffix {aji} expresses the abstract concept of the habitual action !!! > <alt:*-aga><pos:constantly repeated action or habitual state> -i<id:nominal> + 1 Suffix sw suffix usually in 12 agent of an action or person who performs the action as their profession sw m- soma<alt:-soma><t:to read> msomaji<t:reader> sw m-<alt:mw-> uza<alt:-uza><t:to sell> mwuzaji<t:vendor> sw ki- nywa<alt:-nywa><t:to drink> kinywaji<t:beverage> in 11 fact of performing an action sw u- fuga<alt:-fuga><t:to keep (livestock)> ufugaji<t:herding, livestock management> sw u- pasua<alt:-pasua><t:to operate on> upasuaji<t:operation> Derived terms sw References 389 In addition, the agentive suffix -aji is also found, which appears to be an innovation in Swahili.