Wiktionary

ba-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Amasi

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Noun

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ba-

  1. a plural prefix

References

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  • Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Basque

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Conjunction

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ba-

  1. (Southern) if
    Izozki bat erosiko dizut erosketak egiten badituzu.
    I'll buy you an icecream if you do the shopping.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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  • ba (see usage notes)

Particle

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ba-

  1. Prefixed to verb forms to show emphasis.
    Nik badaukat erantzun zuzena.
    I do have the correct answer.
Usage notes
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When used together with the particles al, omen and ote; it is written as a separate word before the other particle (see ba for usage examples).

Further reading

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  • “ba-”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Garo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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ba-

  1. forms question words, what?

Usage notes

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  • the form bat- is used only before locative -cha.
  • combining forms only, not used with the nominative

but with most other case markers

References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 48

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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bà-

  1. A prefix indicating ethnic or geographical origin or, less often, someone's trade.
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Prefix

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ba-

  1. (disjunct prefix of position I)
    Postpositional prefix occurring in conjunction with di- in themes related to exhaustion, completion
    ► Navajo terms prefixed with ba- (postpositional)

Northern Ndebele

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Northern Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

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ba-

  1. Class 2 noun prefix.

North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay ber-

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba-/
  • Note: Just like any other prefixes in the language, it's usually unstressed in many words.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. Verb-deriving suffix
    1. Used to form a verb from another word.
      roko (“cigarate”) > baroko (“to smoke”)
    2. Used to form a verb that has the meaning of 'to become or get'.
      panas (“hot”) > bapanas (“to become hot”)
    3. Used to form a reciprocal verb.
      polo (“to hug”) > bapolo (“to hug (each other)”)
    4. Used to form a reflexive verb.
      ganti (“to change”) > baganti (“to change (one's own clothing)”)
    5. Used to intensify a verb.
      cek (“to check”) > bacek (“to check”)
  2. Adjective-deriving suffix
    1. Used to form an adjective that has the meaning of 'having a (property of) or related to'.
      asap (“smoke”) > baasap (“smoking, smoky”)
    2. (sometimes with the base word reduplicated) Used to form an adjective that has the meaning of 'having a similiar characteristic of'.
      Cina (“China; Chinese”) > bacina (“somewhat Chinese”)
  3. (rare) Numeral-deriving suffix
    1. Used to form a number that has the meaning of 'each of'.
    2. (rough translation, with the base word reduplicated) Used to form a number that has the meaning of 'each of' and "togetherness".

Derived terms

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Other terms prefixed with this prefix:

North Moluccan Malay terms prefixed with ba-

See also

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Nzadi

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Prefix

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ba-

  1. A clitic added to the plural forms of nouns that are identical to the singular forms in order to mark plurality explicitly.
    1. 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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

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ba-

  1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Swazi

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 4

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Tooro

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Alternative forms

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  • (before /e/) be-
  • (before /o/) bo-

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord
    ‎ba- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bakora (“they do”)

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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

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 413

Tswana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

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ba-

  1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Xhosa

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

Zulu

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. Class 2 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

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bá-

  1. they; class 2 subject concord.
  2. them; class 2 object concord.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

Etymology 4

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

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ba-

  1. of; class 14 possessive concord.
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