ndi-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ndi"

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ǹ-, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdi/

Prefix

ndi-

1. 1st person singular subject concord, I

See also

• -ndi-

Shona

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ǹ- (“1st person singular subject concord”).

Prefix

ndi-

1. 1st person singular subject concord, I

References

• M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎^[1], Harare College Press, page x

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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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

• Swahili grammar#Emphatic copula

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.