ili-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ili"

Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix edit

ili-

Class 5 noun prefix.

Usage notes edit

The variant form i- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix edit

ili-

Class 5 noun prefix.

Usage notes edit

The variant form i- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Zulu edit

Prefix edit

íli-

Archaic form of i- (literally “class 5 full noun prefix”).

References edit

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ili-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ili-”