-ilia

ilia Latin Suffix la suffix form -īlia la -īlis nom//acc//voc n p Swahili Etymology Double applicative, from sw -ia -ia<alt:-lia>. One of the meanings of the applicative is finality or completeness, and this is the meaning intended in the reduplicated form.3.2 11. Suffix sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -elea sw nonproductive continuing and persisting with an action sw shika<alt:-shika><t:to hold> shikilia<alt:-shikilia><t:to hold tight, to clutch> Derived terms sw References