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-ikana
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Swahili
Alternative forms
sw -likana
Etymology
sw :af -ika<aftype:naf> -ana + 1
Suffix
sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -ekana
-able, potentiality marker
sw ona<alt:-ona><t:to see> -ekana onekana<alt:-onekana><t:to be visible>
sw pata<alt:-pata><t:to obtain> patikana<alt:-patikana><t:to be available>
marks a general or widespread state, often with slight shift in meaning
sw sema<alt:-sema><t:to speak> -ekana semekana<alt:-semekana><t:to be purported>