"-ngeli-" meaning in Swahili

See -ngeli- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Infix

Audio: Sw-ke-ngeli.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Seemingly built from -nge- (“present conditional”) and -li- (“past”); compare -ngali-. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|-nge-||present conditional}} -nge- (“present conditional”), {{m|sw|-li-||past}} -li- (“past”), {{m|sw|-ngali-}} -ngali- Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -ngeli-
  1. (colloquial) subjunctive or conditional marker, contrary to fact Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ngeli--sw-infix-OZqlLo6U Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili infixes

Download JSON data for -ngeli- meaning in Swahili (1.4kB)

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