ga-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ga"

Cayuga

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

Frances Froman, Alfred J. Keye, Lottie Keye, Carrie Dyck (2002) English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary, University of Toronto, page 705

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortened form of naga-. Compare nag-.

Prefix

ga- (contemplative maga-, mag-, imperative pag-)

1. Alternative form of nag-, naga-

   Galuto ko og utan ― I am cooking vegetables

Usage notes

• Commonly used, as does nag-, in contrast with naga- which is only ever used in formal situations or literature.
• See usage notes for nag- and naga-.

Related terms

• gi-
• gina-
• ging-

 

Gothic

Romanization

ga-

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰-

Ojibwe

Preverb

ga-

1. form of da- used after a personal prefix
2. (some speakers) contraction of giga-

See also

• ge-
• ji-
• wii-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ga-pv-tns

Old Saxon

Prefix

ga-

1. Alternative form of gi-

Onondaga

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

• Hanni Woodbury (2018) A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language, University of Toronto, page 284

Seneca

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

• Wallace Chafe (2014) A Grammar of the Seneca Language, University of California Press, page 86

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related to gaya (“like; imitated”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡa/ [ɡɐ]
• Syllabification: ga-

Prefix

ga- (Baybayin spelling ᜄ)

1. used to indicate of a similarly big size: as big as; as large as

   ‎ga- + ‎bahay (“house”) → ‎gabahay (“as big as a house”)

   ‎ga- + ‎bundok (“mountain”) → ‎gabundok (“as big as a mountain”)

2. used to indicate similarity: like; similar to

   ‎ga- + ‎nito (“this”) → ‎ganito (“like this”)

   ‎ga- + ‎niyan (“that”) → ‎ganiyan (“like that”)

Derived terms

• gababoy
• gabahay
• gabaka
• gabuhok
• gabundok
• gabutil

 

Tagalog terms prefixed with ga-

See also

• gaga-
• gangga-

Tooro

Alternative forms

• (before /e/) ge-
• (before /o/) go-

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa-/

Prefix

ga-

1. class 6 pronominal concord

   ‎ga- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎ganu (“these (class 6)”)

2. they; class 6 subject concord

   ‎ga- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎gakora (“they (class 6) do”)

3. positive imperative form of -ga- (“them; class 6 object concord”)

   ‎ga- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎gaha (“give them (class 6)”)

See also

Tooro personal pronouns

Class	Person	Independent	Possessive	Subject concord	Object concord	Combined forms
						na	ni
Class 1	First	nyowe, nye	-ange	n-	-n-	nanyowe, nanye	ninyowe, ninye
	Second	iwe	-awe	o-	-ku-	naiwe	niiwe
	Third	uwe	-e	a-	-mu-	nawe	nuwe
Class 2	First	itwe	-aitu	tu-	-tu-	naitwe	niitwe
	Second	inywe	-anyu	mu-	-ba-	nainywe	niinywe
	Third	abo	-abo	ba-	-ba-	nabo	nubo
Class 3		gwo	-agwo	gu-	-gu-	nagwo	nugwo
Class 4		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 5		lyo	-alyo	li-	-li-	nalyo	niryo
Class 6		go	-ago	ga-	-ga-	nago	nugo
Class 7		kyo	-akyo	ki-	-ki-	nakyo	nikyo
Class 8		byo	-abyo	bi-	-bi-	nabyo	nibyo
Class 9		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 10		zo	-azo	zi-	-zi-	nazo	nizo
Class 11		rwo	-arwo	ru-	-ru-	narwo	nurwo
Class 12		ko	-ako	ka-	-ka-	nako	nuko
Class 13		two	-atwo	tu-	-tu-	natwo	nutwo
Class 14		bwo	-abwo	bu-	-bu-	nabwo	nubwo
Class 15		kwo	-akwo	ku-	-ku-	nakwo	nukwo
Class 16		ho	-aho	ha-	-ha-	naho	nuho
Class 17		(kwo)	N/A	ha- (...-yo)	-ha-	N/A	nukwo
Class 18		(mwo)	-amwo	ha- (...-mu)	-ha-	N/A	numwo
Reflexive		-enyini, -onyini	—		-e-	—

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414