"zi-" meaning in Swahili

See zi- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*jí-}} Proto-Bantu *jí- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} zi-
  1. they; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zi--sw-prefix-r39H72MP
  2. verb-initial form of -zi- (“them, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] object concord”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zi--sw-prefix-b~d49-al Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Related terms: a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, -ye, wa-, hawa-, -wa-, -o, u-, hau-, -u-, i-, hai-, -i-, -yo, li-, hali-, -li-, -lo, ya-, haya-, -ya-, ki-, haki-, -ki-, -cho, vi-, havi-, -vi-, -vyo, hazi-, -zi-, -zo, ku-, haku-, -ku-, -ko, pa-, hapa-, -pa-, -po, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -mo, For a full table including first and second person

Alternative forms

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