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Definition 2025
ba-
ba-
Hausa
Prefix
bà-
- A prefix indicating ethnic or geographical origin or, less often, someone's trade.
Zulu
Prefix
ba- (basic noun prefix)
- Basic (augmentless) form of aba-
Prefix
ba- (subject concord)
- they (class 2)
Prefix
-ba- (object concord)
- they (class 2)
Prefix
ba- (possessive concord)
- of (class 2, class 14)
See also
Class 2 concords[edit]
| Full noun prefix: | aba-, abe-1, o-2 |
| Basic noun prefix: | ba-, be-1, bo-2 |
| Subject concord: | ba- |
| Object concord: | -ba- |
| Possessive concord: | ba- |
| Adjective concord: | aba- |
| Relative concord: | aba- |
| Pronoun: | bona, -bo |
| 1 For nouns indicating groups of people. 2 With class 2a nouns. | |
| See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table. | |
Class 14 concords[edit]