ba-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba/, [ba]
Conjunction
ba-
- (Southern) if
- Izozki bat erosiko dizut erosketak egiten badituzu.
- I'll buy you an icecream if you do the shopping.
Alternative forms
- ba (see usage notes)
Particle
ba-
- Prefixed to verb forms to show emphasis.
- Nik badaukat erantzun zuzena.
- I do have the correct answer.
Garo
Alternative forms
- bat-
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Usage notes
- the form bat- is used only before locative -cha.
- combining forms only, not used with the nominative
but with most other case markers
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 48
Hausa
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Nzadi
Prefix
ba-
- A clitic added to the plural forms of nouns that are identical to the singular forms in order to mark plurality explicitly.
- Added to the plural forms of some nouns that do have distinct plural forms in order to express that various individuals are meant.
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
ba-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 4
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bà-.
Prefix
ba-
- Class 2 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 4
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
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