"di-" meaning in Sotho

See di- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*jí-}} Proto-Bantu *jí-, {{m|bnt-pro|*bì-}} *bì- Head templates: {{head|st|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} di-
  1. Class 8 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-di--st-prefix-alev6ztN Categories (other): Sotho entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for di- meaning in Sotho (0.9kB)

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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*jí-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "*bì-"
      },
      "expansion": "*bì-",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "st",
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        {
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          "name": "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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      "glosses": [
        "Class 8 noun prefix."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "di-"
}
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    "West Makian lemmas",
    "West Makian pronouns",
    "West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "Sotho terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 8 noun prefix."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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