lalama

== Swahili == === Etymology === From -lala (“to sleep”) +‎ -ama. The semantic shift seems to be “to be prostrate” → “to beg for mercy” → “to complain”. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -lalama (infinitive kulalama) to complain ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -lalamia Causative: -lalamisha Stative: -lalamika (“to protest, to complain”) === References ===