yi-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"
Mbukushu
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
- Class 8 noun prefix
References
[edit]- R.C.Wynne (1980), English-Mbukushu Dictionary[1], Avebury Publishing Company Limited, page xviii
Navajo
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
See also
[edit]| 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- | ||||
Etymology 2
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
Usage notes
[edit]This prefix carries no meaning on its own, and is elided whenever a legal Navajo syllable can be constructed without it.
See also
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Compare Ahtna gh- and Wailaki ɣi-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
Conjugation
[edit]| progressive | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yish- | yii- | deíníi- |
| 2nd person | yí- | woh- | deínoh- |
| 3rd person | yi- | deí- | |
| 4th person | joo- | dají- | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Passive A | Passive B |
| ʼoo- | hoo- | yi- | biʼdoo- |
The future tense prefixes are formed by combining di- and yi-:
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deesh- | dii- | dadii- |
| 2nd person | yí- | díí- | dadoo- |
| 3rd person | doo- | dadoo- | |
| 4th person | jidoo- | dazhdoo- | |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 5
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 6
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
References
[edit]- Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.
Northern Ndebele
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
Phuthi
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
Southern Ndebele
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
Swazi
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
Tumbuka
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- Class 4 subject concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- Class 9 subject concord.
Wailaki
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Prefix
[edit]yi-
- Marks a third person obviate verbal subject
Related terms
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sh-, i- | di- |
| 2nd person | n- | oh- |
| 3rd person | ∅- | |
| 3rd person obviate | yi- | |
| Indefinite | chʼi-, ʼ- | |
| Areal | ki- | |
References
[edit]- Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, page 166
Xhosa
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yi-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
Zulu
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yí-
- they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- them; class 4 object concord.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.
Prefix
[edit]yí-
- he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 9 object concord.
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “yi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yi-”
Categories:
- Mbukushu lemmas
- Mbukushu prefixes
- Mbukushu noun prefixes
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo prefixes
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele subject concords
- Northern Ndebele object concords
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi prefixes
- Phuthi subject concords
- Phuthi object concords
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele subject concords
- Southern Ndebele object concords
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi prefixes
- Swazi subject concords
- Swazi object concords
- Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka lemmas
- Tumbuka prefixes
- Tumbuka subject concords
- Wailaki lemmas
- Wailaki prefixes
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa subject concords
- Xhosa object concords
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu subject concords
- Zulu object concords