"ndi" meaning in Chichewa

See ndi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ⁿdí/
Head templates: {{head|ny|conjunction}} ndi
  1. and
    Sense id: en-ndi-ny-conj-YgERG4Og
  2. with
    Sense id: en-ndi-ny-conj-BpW1Y6ze
  3. by (a cause, a means, an agent)
    Sense id: en-ndi-ny-conj-IVroK8Sl
  4. against
    Sense id: en-ndi-ny-conj-pxjj6a76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ⁿdi/
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb form}} ndi
  1. 3rd person (singular and plural) of to be: he is/she is/it is/they are Derived forms: ndife, ndine, ndinu, ndiwe, ndiwo, ndiye
    Sense id: en-ndi-ny-verb-RPhydpDf Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 3 0 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 0 2 0 47 1 0 21 2 2 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 1 0 50 1 0 21 1 1 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "word": "ndinu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiye"
        }
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      "links": [
        [
          "he",
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        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "she",
          "she"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
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          "are",
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdi/"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "ndiye"
    }
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        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
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          "she",
          "she"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
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          "they",
          "they"
        ],
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          "are",
          "are"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdi/"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ]
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        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndi"
}

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