a- as a prep, without, lit. where there is not (followed by a noun without the l.V. or by an infinitive), awatali nsimbi, without money, awatali kugenda, without going, cf. -li {under ba).
watali, a- as a prep, without, lit. where there is not (followed by a noun without the l.V. or by an infinitive), awatali nsimbi, without money, awatali kugenda, without going, cf. -li {under ba).