-ikana

Swahili

Alternative forms
  • -likana

Etymology

-ika +‎ -ana

Suffix

-ikana (mid vowel harmony variant -ekana)

  1. -able, potentiality marker
    ‎-ona (“to see”) + ‎-ekana → ‎-onekana (“to be visible”)
    ‎-pata (“to obtain”) + ‎-ikana → ‎-patikana (“to be available”)
  2. marks a general or widespread state, often with sligh shift in meaning
    ‎-sema (“to speak”) + ‎-ekana → ‎-semekana (“to be purported”)
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