ba-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba/, [ba]
Conjunction
ba-
- (Southern) if
- Izozki bat erosiko dizut erosketak egiten badituzu.
- I'll buy you an icecream if you do the shopping.
Alternative forms
- ba (see usage notes)
Particle
ba-
- Prefixed to verb forms to show emphasis.
- Nik badaukat erantzun zuzena.
- I do have the correct answer.
Usage notes
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
- “ba-” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Garo
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Usage notes
but with most other case markers
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 48
Hausa
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Nzadi
Prefix
ba-
- A clitic added to the plural forms of nouns that are identical to the singular forms in order to mark plurality explicitly.
- 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
- 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
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.
Prefix
ba-
- Class 2 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 4
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bà-.
Prefix
ba-
- Class 2 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Etymology 4
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
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