-ji-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"
Swahili
Etymology
Cognate with Tumbuka -ji-, Tonga (Malawi) -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Infix
-ji-
- oneself, -self; reflexive direct object
- ninajiona ― I see myself
Derived terms
See also
| person | independent | subject concord | object concord |
combined forms | possessive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirmative | negative | na | ndi- | si- | |||||
| singular | first | mimi | ni- | si- | -ni- | nami, na mimi | ndimi, ndiye | simi, siye | -angu |
| second | wewe | u- | hu- | -ku- | nawe, na wewe | ndiwe, ndiye | siwe, siye | -ako | |
| third | yeye | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | naye, na yeye | ndiye | siye | -ake | |
| plural | first | sisi | tu- | hatu- | -tu- | nasi, na sisi | ndisi, ndio | sio | -etu |
| second | ninyi | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -wa- | nanyi, na ninyi | ndinyi, ndio | sinyi, sio | -enu | |
| third | wao | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | nao | ndio | sio | -ao | |
| reflexive | — | — | -ji- | — | — | ||||
| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. | |||||||||
Tonga (Malawi)
Etymology
Cognate with Tumbuka -ji-, Swahili -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.
Infix
-ji-
- oneself, -self
- 1996, William Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga - English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary:
- mujitumbuzuwa waka.
- You are cutting yourself in vain.
References
- William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[1], Central Africana Limited, page 146
Tumbuka
Etymology
Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) -ji-, Swahili -ji-, Chichewa -dzi- and Yao -li-.
Infix
-ji-
- oneself, -self
- 2017, Eyobi Kitaw, translated by Cecilia Mwalwayo and Mervis Kamanga, Abel na mwanchi wamdumbu wakhe:
- Iye wakajipangira gireta.
- He made himself a cart.
References
- William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[2], Central Africana Limited, pages 42, 252