si-

Navajo

Prefix

si-

1. my, me

Usage notes

This is an alternative form of shi- which comes about in some words as a result of coronal harmony. See, for example, sikʼis, sitsilí. This once firm rule has become optional, and today most Navajo speakers actually prefer to ignore the rules of sibilant (coronal) harmony, especially when there is relatively greater distance between the 1st-person shi- and the alveolar sibilant in the root.

See also

Navajo possessive pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			shi-	nihi-	danihi-
2nd person			ni-	nihi-	danihi-
3rd person			bi-
4th person (3o)			yi-
4th person (3a)			ha-, hw-
Indefinite person (3i)			a-

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Zulu

Prefix

si- (basic noun prefix)

1. Basic (augmentless) form of isi-

Prefix

si- (subject concord)

1. we
2. he, she, it (class 7)

Prefix

-si- (object concord)

1. us
2. him, her, it (class 7)

See also

1st person plural concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	–
Basic noun prefix:	–
Subject concord:	si-
Object concord:	-si-
Possessive concord:	–
Adjective concord:	esiba-
Relative concord:	esi-
Pronoun:	thina, -thi, -ithu1
1 With possessive concords.
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.

Class 7 concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	isi-
Basic noun prefix:	si-
Subject concord:	si-
Object concord:	-si-
Possessive concord:	sa-
Adjective concord:	esi-
Relative concord:	esi-
Pronoun:	sona, -so
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.