-ha

Pronunciation

 * Note: the /ɦ/ is generally reduced to a murmur, so this clitic is often transcribed -wa or -ya (depending on the preceding vowel) by non-Hadza
 * Note: the /ɦ/ is generally reduced to a murmur, so this clitic is often transcribed -wa or -ya (depending on the preceding vowel) by non-Hadza

Suffix

 * 1) the third-person masculine singular copula enclitic
 * hazaha (hazâ) 'he is a (Hadza) man'

Etymology
From.

Suffix

 * : her

Usage notes

 * When the suffix follows one of the diphthongs -aj, -ej, -aw, -ew, there are two possible pronunciations. The vowelised -h- may either be represented as a glide, , or it may lengthen the onset of the diphthong. Hence  may be pronounced  or . This latter is much more common, particularly as the former merges with.
 * When the suffix is added to a verb in -a that disallows imala, the sequence creates a stressed final vowel:  (“he attacked”, ) →  (“he attacked her”, ). In the monosyllabic verbs  and, the suffix vanishes entirely:  and  are both pronounced . There is, however, a fairly common nonstandard pronunciation that treats  by analogy with  (as in  above). This yields pronunciations such as ,.

Etymology
In some cases, ultimately from.