ii-

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Alemannic German

Pronunciation

Prefix

ii-

  1. Forming compound words indicating physical or metaphorical motion into or inwards.

Derived terms

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Choctaw ī- and Choctaw ii- (alternative spelling).

Prefix

ii- (before vowels il-, class I first-person plural)

  1. we (subject of an active verb)

Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ii-.

Prefix

ii- (before vowels il-, class I first-person plural)

  1. we (subject of an active transitive verb or active intransitive verb)

Inflection

Pronunciation

Prefix

ii-

  1. Marks a first person duoplural subject
    ii- + ‎yicha (he/she is crying) → ‎yiicha (we are crying)

Usage notes

  • In ∅-imperfective verbs, this prefix must be preceded by the peg element y- in order to be a phonotactically permissible Navajo syllable. In the ni-imperfective paradigm, it is realized as nii-.

See also

Navajo ∅-imperfective subject markers
singular duoplural plural
1st person (yi)sh- (y)ii- deii-
2nd person ni- (w)oh- daah-
3rd person yi- daa-
4th person ji- daji-

Old English

Etymology

From the Roman numeral II (2).

Prefix

ii-

  1. scribal abbreviation of twi-

References