ji-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

Preverb

ji-

  1. form of da- or daa- used in the unchanged conjunct order
    "Oo, yay," ikido, "mii waabang ji-maajaayaang," ikido.
    "Oh, goodness, we will leave tomorrow," she said.
  2. that, so that, in order to

References

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹-.

Alternative forms

  • (before vowels) j-

Prefix

ji- (plural ma-)

  1. ji class(V) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix
    jino jipya ― a new tooth

ji- (plural maji-)

  1. augmentative prefix used with monosyllabic stems, puts words in ji class(V)
    ‎ji- + ‎mtu (“person”) → ‎jitu (“giant”)
Usage notes

Many class V nouns have no prefix, in which case the plural is formed by simply prefixing ma- to the word. This includes words that start with the augmentative prefix ji-.

Only the adjective -pya takes the prefix ji- in class V; its form is jipya. Some adjective starting with a vowel take j-, while possessive adjectives are irregular and take l-. Other adjectives take no prefix.

Nouns with a stem of more than one syllable and starting with a consonant get a zero prefix to form the augmentative:

‎mtoto (“child”) → ‎toto (“large child”)
See also

Etymology 2

Prefix

ji-

  1. verb-initial form of -ji- (“oneself, -self; reflexive direct object”)

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
Number Person Independent Subject concord Object concord Combined forms Possessive
affirmative negative na ndi- si-
Singular First mimi ni- si- -ni- nami, na mimi ndimi, ndiye simi, siye -angu
Second wewe u- hu- -ku- nawe, na wewe ndiwe, ndiye siwe, siye -ako
Third yeye a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- naye, na yeye ndiye siye -ake
Plural First sisi tu- hatu- -tu- nasi, na sisi ndisi, ndio sio -etu
Second ninyi m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -wa- nanyi, na ninyi ndinyi, ndio sinyi, sio -enu
Third wao wa- hawa- -wa- nao ndio sio -ao
Reflexive — — -ji- — —
For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English she- as in "she-ass", "she-bear", "she-bitch", "she-goat", "she-wolf", "She-Ra".

Prefix

ji-

  1. Used to specify female gender.

Derived terms

Volapük terms prefixed with ji-
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia