"li-" meaning in Zulu

See li- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=simple noun prefixes}} li-
  1. Class 5 simple noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-li--zu-prefix-3rbmtLCn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: lí- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=subject concords|cat3=object concords|head=lí-}} lí-
  1. he, she, it; class 5 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-li--zu-prefix-OY9xcXma Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 60 40 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 6 54 39
  2. him, her, it; class 5 object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-li--zu-prefix-1XnNr3Bw Categories (other): Zulu object concords Disambiguation of Zulu object concords: 12 38 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for li- meaning in Zulu (2.0kB)

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