"i-" meaning in Zulu

See i- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: í- [canonical], yí- [medial]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*gɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *gɪ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|medial|yí-|cat2=subject concords|head=í-}} í- (medial yí-)
  1. they; class 4 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-i--zu-prefix-3CCXCibR Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 36 0 38 26 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 51 5 7 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: î- [canonical]
Etymology: Contracted from earlier íli-, from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes|head=î-}} î-
  1. Class 5 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-i--zu-prefix-cbRRX~ys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Forms: í- [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes|head=í-}} í-
  1. Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with l, m or n. Tags: class-9, form-of, morpheme, noun, prefix Form of: in- used before stems beginning with l, m or n
    Sense id: en-i--zu-prefix-Fo1bWxGS Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 36 0 38 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

Forms: í- [canonical], yí- [medial]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*jɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *jɪ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|medial|yí-|cat2=subject concords|head=í-}} í- (medial yí-)
  1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-i--zu-prefix-3c4S3xpq Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 36 0 38 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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