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Swahili
Prefix
kiji- (plural viji-)
- diminutive prefix used with monosyllabic stems and words in ki-vi class(VII/VIII), puts words in ki class(VII)
- kiji- + mti (“tree”) → kijiti (“branch, stick”)
- kiji- + kitabu (“book”) → kijitabu (“booklet”)
- (rare) expressive diminutive prefix
- kiji- + mtoto (“child”) → kijitoto (“teeny-weeny little child”)