"-ni" meaning in Zulu

See -ni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ní/
Head templates: {{head|zu|pronouns|head=|sort=}} -ni, {{zu-pron}} -ni
  1. what
    Sense id: en--ni-zu-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Zulu pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ni/
Head templates: {{head|zu|suffix}} -ni
  1. Forms the plural of the imperative of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ni-zu-suffix-nOjKJbEg Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -ni meaning in Zulu (1.2kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Zulu dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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