"li-" meaning in Swahili

See li- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} li-
  1. it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-li--sw-prefix-fCKuPGsa
  2. verb-initial form of -li- (“it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] object concord”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-li--sw-prefix-FkL-q3z3 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Related terms: a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, -ye, wa-, hawa-, -wa-, -o, u-, hau-, -u-, i-, hai-, -i-, -yo, hali-, -li-, -lo, ya-, haya-, -ya-, ki-, haki-, -ki-, -cho, vi-, havi-, -vi-, -vyo, zi-, hazi-, -zi-, -zo, ku-, haku-, -ku-, -ko, pa-, hapa-, -pa-, -po, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -mo, For a full table including first and second person

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for li- meaning in Swahili (2.3kB)

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