-ji-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka -ji-, Tonga (Malawi) -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.

Pronunciation

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Infix

-ji-

1. oneself, -self; reflexive direct object

   ninajiona ― I see myself

Derived terms

Swahili terms interfixed with -ji-

jichubua

jidai

majificho

jipenda

jisajili

jisifu

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class_(I/II))

	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.

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka -ji-, Swahili -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.

Infix

-ji-

1. oneself, -self
   • 1996, William Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga - English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary:

     mujitumbuzuwa waka.

     You are cutting yourself in vain.

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[1], Central Africana Limited, page 146

Tumbuka

Etymology

Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) -ji-, Swahili -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.

Infix

-ji-

1. oneself, -self
   • 2017, Eyobi Kitaw, translated by Cecilia Mwalwayo and Mervis Kamanga, Abel na mwanchi wamdumbu wakhe:

     Iye wakajipangira gireta.

     He made himself a cart.

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[2], Central Africana Limited, pages 42, 252

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jɪ́- (“Class 9 object concord”).

Infix

-ji-

1. Class 9 object concord.
2. ajilolite

   he saw/has seen it

   (it = class 9 noun)

References

• Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎^[3], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 33