"-i" meaning in Lingala

See -i in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ln|bnt-pro|*-ì||agent noun suffix|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”), {{inh+|ln|bnt-pro|*-ì||agent noun suffix}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”) Head templates: {{head|ln|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -i
  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--i-ln-suffix-~UjDcFPU Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 75 entries, Pages with entries
     
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*-ì",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ì"
    ],
    [
      "agent noun",
      "agent noun"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ì",
        "4": "",
        "5": "agent noun suffix",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ì",
        "4": "",
        "5": "agent noun suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-i",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 75 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms agent nouns from verbs."
      ],
      "id": "en--i-ln-suffix-~UjDcFPU",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-i"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*-ì",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ì"
    ],
    [
      "agent noun",
      "agent noun"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ì",
        "4": "",
        "5": "agent noun suffix",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ì",
        "4": "",
        "5": "agent noun suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì (“agent noun suffix”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-i",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lingala lemmas",
        "Lingala noun-forming suffixes",
        "Lingala suffixes",
        "Lingala terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Lingala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 75 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms agent nouns from verbs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-i"
}

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