Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Phuthi edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Southern Ndebele edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Swazi edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Xhosa edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Zulu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yí-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix edit

yí-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

References edit