zi-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
Prefix
zi-
- they; class 8 subject concord.
- them; class 8 object concord.
- they; class 10 subject concord.
- them; class 10 object concord.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
Prefix
zi-
- they; class 8 subject concord.
- them; class 8 object concord.
- they; class 10 subject concord.
- them; class 10 object concord.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
Prefix
zi-
- they; class 8 subject concord.
- them; class 8 object concord.
- they; class 10 subject concord.
- them; class 10 object concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
zi-
- Class 8 simple noun prefix.
- Class 10 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
Prefix
zi-
- they; class 8 subject concord.
- them; class 8 object concord.
- they; class 10 subject concord.
- them; class 10 object concord.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “zi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “zi-”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- 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
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- 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
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa subject concords
- Xhosa object concords
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu simple noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu subject concords
- Zulu object concords