si-

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ChuukeseEdit

PrefixEdit

si-

1. First-person plural inclusive subject marker for tense modifying adverbs.

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NavajoEdit

PrefixEdit

si-

1. my, me

Usage notesEdit

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 alsoEdit

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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PhuthiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *si-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ísi-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-kɪ̀-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. Class 7 noun prefix.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

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SwaziEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *si-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ísi-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-kɪ̀-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. Class 7 noun prefix.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

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XhosaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *si-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

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ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *si-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. Class 7 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kí-.

PrefixEdit

si-

1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

ReferencesEdit

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “si-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “si-”