"izi-" meaning in Xhosa

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Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. 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|xh|bnt-pro|*jí-}} Proto-Bantu *jí- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} izi-
  1. Class 8 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-izi--xh-prefix-alev6ztN Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 49 49 0 2
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*jí-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *jí-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "izi-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 49 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 8 noun prefix."
      ],
      "id": "en-izi--xh-prefix-alev6ztN",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "izi-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*jí-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *jí-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "izi-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa noun prefixes",
        "Xhosa prefixes",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 8 noun prefix."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "izi-"
}

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