yi-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"

Prefix

yi-

  1. his, her, its, their
    ‎amá (“one's mother”) + ‎yi- → ‎yimá (“his/her/its/their mother”)

See also

Navajo possessive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person shi- nihi- danihi-
2nd person ni- nihi- danihi-
3rd person bi-
4th person (3o) yi-
4th person (3a) ha-, hw-
Indefinite person (3i) a-

References

  • Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yí-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yí-

  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

References

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