-lia
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"
Swahili
Etymology
What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added.
Suffix
-lia (mid vowel harmony variant -lea)
- Alternative form of -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel
Derived terms
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