ndi-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ndi"

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Prefix

ndi-

  1. the emphatic copula or focusing copula: expresses "it is" with an inflected object
    Antonym: si-

Inflection

Emphatic copula positive (ndi-)
Singular Plural
1st person ndimi, ndiye ndisi, ndio
2nd person ndiwe, ndiye ndinyi, ndio
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ndiye ndio
m-mi(III/IV) ndio ndiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) ndilo ndiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) ndicho ndivyo
n(IX/X) ndiyo ndizo
u(XI) ndio see n(X) or ma(VI)
ku(XV/XVII) ndiko
pa(XVI) ndipo
mu(XVIII) ndimo
For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

See also

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *ngi-.

Prefix

ndi-

  1. I; first-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *ngí-.

Prefix

ndi-

  1. me; first-person singular object concord.
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