"ni-" meaning in Swahili

See ni- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: Sw-ke-ni.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} ni-
  1. I, 1st person singular subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--sw-prefix-GdhqWJfN Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. verb-initial form of -ni- (“me, 1st person singular object concord”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ni--sw-prefix-93wUIeR6 Related terms: mimi, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, u-, hu-, -ku-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, wa-, hawa-, nao, -ao, —, -ji-, For a full table including other classes

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ni- meaning in Swahili (3.3kB)

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