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Swahili
- -mw- (before vowels)
- -mu- (before /u/ and /w/)
Infix
-m-
- her, him; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) object concord
- Ninamsikia. ― I hear her/him.
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:[…] zilimmulika Kasim Hakimu Marjani na kutuonyesha kuwa yeye ni kijana kiasi, […]- illuminated Kasim Hakimu Marjani and showed us that he is relatively young,
See also
| Number
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Person
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Independent
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Subject concord
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Object concord
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Combined forms
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Possessive
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| affirmative
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negative
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na
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ndi-
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si-
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| Singular |
First
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mimi
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ni-
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si-
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-ni-
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nami, na mimi
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ndimi, ndiye
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simi, siye
|
-angu
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| Second
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wewe
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u-
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hu-
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-ku-
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nawe, na wewe
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ndiwe, ndiye
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siwe, siye
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-ako
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| Third
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yeye
|
a-, yu-
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ha-, hayu-
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-m-, -mw-, -mu-
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naye, na yeye
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ndiye
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siye
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-ake
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| Plural |
First
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sisi
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tu-
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hatu-
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-tu-
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nasi, na sisi
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ndisi, ndio
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sio
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-etu
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| Second
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ninyi
|
m-, mw-, mu-
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ham-, hamw-, hamu-
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-wa-
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nanyi, na ninyi
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ndinyi, ndio
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sinyi, sio
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-enu
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| Third
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wao
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wa-
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hawa-
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-wa-
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nao
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ndio
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sio
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-ao
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| Reflexive
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—
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—
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-ji-
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—
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—
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| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.
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Tagalog
Etymology
From -ng (enclitic suffix).
Interfix
-m- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ᜔)
- Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩.
- Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, na, -ng, -g
- haba + -m- + buhay → habambuhay
- ganti + -m- + pala → gantimpala
- bago + -m- + bayan → Bagumbayan
Derived terms