Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/-ila
Proto-Sabaki
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Noun
*-ila (mid vowel harmony variant *-ela)[1]
- Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Descendants
- Ilwana (E701): -ila/-ela,[2]
- Kipfokomo (E71A): -ila/-ela (Upper), -ia/-ea (Lower)
- Mijikenda:
- Swahili:
- Comorian:
- Ngazidja Comorian (G44a): -ia/-ea
- Maore Comorian (G44D): -ia/-ea
- Mwali Comorian (G44C): -ia/-ea
- Ndzwani Comorian (G44b): -ia/-ea
Derived terms
Proto-Sabaki terms suffixed with *-ila