ga-

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ga"

Cayuga

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

Frances Froman, Alfred J. Keye, Lottie Keye, Carrie Dyck (2002)English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary,University of Toronto, page705

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortened form ofnaga-.Comparenag-.

Prefix

ga-(contemplativemaga-,mag-,imperativepag-)

1. Alternative form ofnag-,naga-

   Galuto ko og utan―I am cooking vegetables

Usage notes

• Commonly used, as doesnag-,in contrast withnaga-which is only ever used in formal situations or literature.
• See usage notes fornag-andnaga-.

Related terms

• gi-
• gina-
• ging-

Gothic

Romanization

ga-

1. Romanization of𐌲𐌰-

Ojibwe

Preverb

ga-

1. form ofda-used after a personal prefix
2. (some speakers)contraction ofgiga-

See also

• ge-
• ji-
• wii-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionaryhttps://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ga-pv-tns

Old Saxon

Prefix

ga-

1. Alternative form ofgi-

Onondaga

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

• Hanni Woodbury (2018)A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language,University of Toronto, page284

Seneca

Prefix

ga-

1. noun prefix

References

• Wallace Chafe (2014)A Grammar of the Seneca Language,University of California Press, page86

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related togaya(“like;imitated”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ɡa/[ɡɐ]
• Syllabification:ga-

Prefix

ga-(Baybayin spellingᜄ)

1. used to indicate of a similarly big size:asbigas; aslargeas

   ‎ga-+ ‎bahay(“house”)→ ‎gabahay(“as big as a house”)

   ‎ga-+ ‎bundok(“mountain”)→ ‎gabundok(“as big as a mountain”)

2. used to indicate similarity:like;similarto

   ‎ga-+ ‎nito(“this”)→ ‎ganito(“like this”)

   ‎ga-+ ‎niyan(“that”)→ ‎ganiyan(“like that”)

Derived terms

• gababoy
• gabahay
• gabaka
• gabuhok
• gabundok
• gabutil

Tagalog terms prefixed with ga-

gaano

Gagalac

ganiri

ganito

ganiyan

ganoon

gasino

gasingsing

gasuklay

gay-on

gayon

gayari

See also

• gaga-
• gangga-

Tooro

Alternative forms

• (before /e/)ge-
• (before /o/)go-

Etymology

FromProto-Bantu*gá-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡa-/

Prefix

ga-

1. class 6pronominal concord

   ‎ga-+ ‎-nu(“this, these”)→ ‎ganu(“these (class 6)”)

2. they;class 6subject concord

   ‎ga-+ ‎-kora(“to do”)→ ‎gakora(“they (class 6) do”)

3. positive imperative form of-ga-(“them;class 6object concord”)

   ‎ga-+ ‎-ha(“to give”)→ ‎gaha(“give them (class 6)”)

See also

Tooro personal pronouns

Class	Person	Independent	Possessive	Subject concord	Object concord	Combined forms
						na	ni
Class 1	First	nyowe,nye	-ange	n-	-n-	nanyowe,nanye	ninyowe,ninye
	Second	iwe	-awe	o-	-ku-	naiwe	niiwe
	Third	uwe	-e	a-	-mu-	nawe	nuwe
Class 2	First	itwe	-aitu	tu-	-tu-	naitwe	niitwe
	Second	inywe	-anyu	mu-	-ba-	nainywe	niinywe
	Third	abo	-abo	ba-	-ba-	nabo	nubo
Class 3		gwo	-agwo	gu-	-gu-	nagwo	nugwo
Class 4		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 5		lyo	-alyo	li-	-li-	nalyo	niryo
Class 6		go	-ago	ga-	-ga-	nago	nugo
Class 7		kyo	-akyo	ki-	-ki-	nakyo	nikyo
Class 8		byo	-abyo	bi-	-bi-	nabyo	nibyo
Class 9		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 10		zo	-azo	zi-	-zi-	nazo	nizo
Class 11		rwo	-arwo	ru-	-ru-	narwo	nurwo
Class 12		ko	-ako	ka-	-ka-	nako	nuko
Class 13		two	-atwo	tu-	-tu-	natwo	nutwo
Class 14		bwo	-abwo	bu-	-bu-	nabwo	nubwo
Class 15		kwo	-akwo	ku-	-ku-	nakwo	nukwo
Class 16		ho	-aho	ha-	-ha-	naho	nuho
Class 17		(kwo)	N/A	ha- (...-yo)	-ha-	N/A	nukwo
Class 18		(mwo)	-amwo	ha- (...-mu)	-ha-	N/A	numwo
Reflexive		-enyini,-onyini	—		-e-	—

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007)A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1],Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA),→ISBN,page414