shi-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "shi"

Japanese

Romanization

shi-

1. Rōmaji transcription of し

Mohawk

Prefix

shi-

1. (coincident prefix)
   1. while, as
   2. similar

References

• Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 433

Navajo

Alternative forms

• shí-, si-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪ̀-/

Prefix

shi-

1. my, me (often indicates primary or inalienable possession, in opposition to she-. See for example abeʼ, shibeʼ)

   ‎-gaan (“arm”) + ‎shi- → ‎shigaan (“my arm”)

   ‎-jáád (“leg”) + ‎shi- → ‎shijáád (“my leg”)

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-

• á-
• ał-
• ahił-
• she-

Pipil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi/

Prefix

shi-

1. (personal) you, second-person subject subjunctive marker.

   Shikilwi ma wiki

   Tell her/him to come here

See also

Pipil verb subject markers

			singular	plural
1st person			ni-	ti-
2nd person			ti- (shi-)	an- (shi-)
3rd person			-	-

• taja (personal pronoun)
• metz- (object marker)
• anmejemet (personal pronoun)
• metzin- (object marker)
• -kan (plural verb suffix)

Wailaki

Etymology

Related to the Wailaki pronoun shii. Compare Ahtna s-, Navajo shi-, Hupa whi-, Kato sh-, Mattole shi-.

Prefix

shi-

1. Marks a first person singular possessor of a noun or object of a postposition.

   ‎shi- + ‎-siʼ (“head”) → ‎ssiʼ (“my head”)

   ‎shi- + ‎-ł (“with”) → ‎shił (“with me”)

   ‎shi- + ‎-dáʼ (“mouth”) → ‎shdáʼ (“my mouth”)

Usage notes

• The form sh- (s- before alveolar consonants) is in free variation with the form shi-.

See also

Wailaki possessive/prepositional prefixes

	singular	plural
1st person	shi-	ŋhoh-
2nd person	ni-	ŋhoh-
3rd person	bi-
Reflexive	ʼaa-
Indefinite	ki-
Thematic	kyʼi-
Obviative	yidi-
Reciprocal	ł-

References

• Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, page 220