-isya

Yao

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -itsa, Tumbuka -iska, Zulu -isa, Xhosa -isa, Southern Ndebele -isa, Phuthi -isa, Swahili -isha.

Suffix

-isya

  1. Causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'i' or 'y'.

Derived terms

Yao terms suffixed with -isya
gwisya
liisya
lisya

See also

  • -esya (“Causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e' or 'o'”)

References

  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 79
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