-ira

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɪda (“applicative suffix”). Cognate with Swahili -ia (“applicative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɽa/

Suffix

-ira

1. Applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'a', 'i', or u'.
   1. Verb form used after the word momwe.

Derived terms

Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira

funira

imbira

khapwira

limira

pangira

patsira

phikira

pitira

punsira

thamangira

vinira

yimbira

See also

• -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is 'e' or 'o'”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 171