si-

Chuukese

Prefix

si-

  1. First-person plural inclusive subject marker for tense modifying adverbs.

Prefix

si-

  1. my, me

Usage notes

This is an alternative form of shi- which comes about in some words as a result of coronal harmony. See, for example, sikʼis, sitsilí. This once firm rule has become optional, and today most Navajo speakers actually prefer to ignore the rules of sibilant (coronal) harmony, especially when there is relatively greater distance between the 1st-person shi- and the alveolar sibilant in the root.

See also


Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *si-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-, via an intermediate form *tɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *si-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-, via an intermediate form *tɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni *ísi-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. Class 7 noun prefix.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *si-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-, via an intermediate form *tɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni *ísi-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. Class 7 noun prefix.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *si-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-, via an intermediate form *tɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *si-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-, via an intermediate form *tɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. we; first-person plural subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. us; first-person plural object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-.

Prefix

si-

  1. Class 7 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Nguni *sí-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

si-

  1. he, she, it; class 7 subject concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 7 object concord.

References

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