-za

Appendix:Variations of "za" Japanese Romanization ざ Swahili Alternative forms sw -ya<q:after a consonant> Etymology What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. After addition of the suffix sw -ya, this -l- was then spirantized to -z-. Suffix sw suffix sw -ya used after a vowel sw kimbia<alt:-kimbia><t:to run> kimbiza<alt:-kimbiza><t:to chase> sw pungua<alt:-pungua><t:to decrease> punguza<alt:-punguza><t:to reduce> Derived terms Swahili causative verbs