-za

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Japanese

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Romanization

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-za

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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  • (after a consonant) -ya

Etymology

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What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. After addition of the suffix -ya, this -l- was then spirantized to -z-.

Suffix

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-za

  1. Alternative form of -ya used after a vowel
    -kimbia (to run) + ‎-za → ‎-kimbiza (to chase)
    -pungua (to decrease) + ‎-za → ‎-punguza (to reduce)

Derived terms

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