ha-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Abui

Prefix

ha-

1. prefix indicating a relatively high degree of affectedness; contrast he-

   ha-komangdi : to blunt something, to make it blunt (contrast he-komangdi : to dull something, to make it less sharp)

References

• Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ka-.

Prefix

ha-

1. used for forming wh questions eg. hara (where)

Cayuga

Prefix

ha-

1. third person masculine agent pronominal prefix; he

References

• Marianne Mithun, Reginald Henry (1982) Wadęwayę́stanih - A Cayuga Teaching Grammar, 3rd edition, Woodland Cultural Centre, published 2015, page 66

Navajo

Etymology 1

Represents multiple homophonous thematic prefixes of position I, whose exact identification and etymology remain difficult. Young and Morgan (1987, 1992) identify 6 such prefixes. Their main divider is the perfective paradigm they select (∅-, yi- or yii-perfective).

Prefix

ha- (position I)

1. (∅/yi) up and out, extraction

   haigééd ― to dig it up out, to mine it

2. (∅/yi) examine, inspect

   haasííd ― to inspect it

3. (∅/si) upwards, climbing, ascending

   haaʼnééh ― to climb up crawling

4. (∅/si) for, after, search (related to -ka and -ká)

   hainitá ― to look for

   haalzheeh ― to go hunting for (deer)

5. (∅/si) old, aging, wearing out

   haatih ― to grow old

6. (yii/yii) completeness, occurs with di- (see hadii-)

   hadiisǫ́ǫ́s ― to rip it from end to end

See also

Navajo terms prefixed with ha- (disjunct)

See also

• hadii-
• -ka
• -ká

Etymology 2

Alternative form of ho- when found immediately in pre-stem position.

Prefix

ha- (position IV/V)

1. indefinite deictic 3rd-person subject pronoun denoting space or area

   halchííʼ ― red (area)

2. thematic prefix

   halneʼ ― to tell

► Navajo verbs with object prefix ho/ha-

See also

• ho-

Navajo possessive pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			shi-	nihi-	danihi-
2nd person			ni-	nihi-	danihi-
3rd person			bi-
4th person (3o)			yi-
4th person (3a)			ha-, hw-
Indefinite person (3i)			a-

Swahili

Prefix

ha-

1. she does not, he does not; 3rd person singular (m class_(I)) negative subject concord

   Antonym: a-

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class_(I/II))

Number	Person	Independent	Subject concord		Object concord	Combined forms			Possessive
			affirmative	negative		na	ndi-	si-
Singular	First	mimi	ni-	si-	-ni-	nami, na mimi	ndimi, ndiye	simi, siye	-angu
	Second	wewe	u-	hu-	-ku-	nawe, na wewe	ndiwe, ndiye	siwe, siye	-ako
	Third	yeye	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	naye, na yeye	ndiye	siye	-ake
Plural	First	sisi	tu-	hatu-	-tu-	nasi, na sisi	ndisi, ndio	sio	-etu
	Second	ninyi	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-wa-	nanyi, na ninyi	ndinyi, ndio	sinyi, sio	-enu
	Third	wao	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	nao	ndio	sio	-ao
Reflexive		—	—		-ji-	—			—
For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ka-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa/

Prefix

ha-

1. A possessive marker used for food.

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 371

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/

Prefix

ha-

1. h-prothesized form of a-

Mutation

Mutated forms of a-

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
a-	unchanged	unchanged	ha-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.