yi-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
Phuthi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
Swazi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
Xhosa edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yi-
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yí-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix edit
yí-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “yi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yi-”