A- is called the reciprocal prefix. It indicates that the action being done is to "each other" or "one another." Here are some examples of how it's used.
- Chiku = To kiss someone/something.
Achiku = To kiss each other.
Here's the difference in a sentence:
"Si Juan ha chiku si Maria." = "John kissed Maria."
"Umachiku si Juan yan si Maria." = "John and Maria were kissing each other." - Guaiya = To love someone/something.
Aguaiya = To love one another.
For example:
"Ha guaiya hao si Jose." = "Joe loves you."
"Umaguaiya i dos." = "The two love one another."
- Tungo' = To know.
Atungo' = To know each other.
So we get something like:
"Hu tungo' siha." = "I know them."
"Manatungo' ham." = "We know eachother." or "We are acquainted."
When you add
a- to a word, it forces the primary stress to fall on the
a-. This means that for the above words we would say them thus:
- Achiku => A-chee-koo
- Aguaiya => A-gwai-dza
- Atungo' => A-too-ngo'
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