-lisha

Swahili Etymology What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. The rule was then extended to borrowed words by analogy. Suffix sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -lesha sw -isha used in verbs ending in -aa, -au, -oa, -ua, or -uu, and in dysillabic verbs ending in -ia sw vaa<alt:-vaa><t:to wear> valisha<alt:-valisha><t:to dress> sw sahau<alt:-sahau><t:to forget> sahaulisha<alt:-sahaulisha><t:to cause to forget> sw toboa<alt:-toboa><t:to reveal> lesha tobolesha<alt:-tobolesha><t:to cause to reveal> sw tia<alt:-tia><t:to put> tilisha<alt:-tilisha><t:to cause to put> Derived terms Swahili causative verbs