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FromProto-Nguni*ni-.
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FromProto-Nguni*ní-.
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FromProto-Bantu*dɪ́-.
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FromProto-Nguni*ni-.
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FromProto-Nguni*ní-.
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FromProto-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.
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Ajami | لِـ |
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class | subject concord | object concord | relative | |
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affirmative | negative | |||
m(I) | a-,yu- | ha-,hayu- | -m-,-mw-,-mu- | -ye |
wa(II) | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | -o |
m(III) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
mi(IV) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
ji(V) | li- | hali- | -li- | -lo |
ma(VI) | ya- | haya- | -ya- | -yo |
ki(VII) | ki- | haki- | -ki- | -cho |
vi(VIII) | vi- | havi- | -vi- | -vyo |
n(IX) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
n(X) | zi- | hazi- | -zi- | -zo |
u(XI) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
ku(XV/XVII) | ku- | haku- | -ku- | -ko |
pa(XVI) | pa- | hapa- | -pa- | -po |
mu(XVIII) | m-,mw-,mu- | ham-,hamw-,hamu- | -mu- | -mo |
For a full table including first and second person,
seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns
FromProto-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.
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class | person | independent | possessive | subject concord | object concord | combined forms | |
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na | ni | ||||||
class 1 | first | nyowe,nye | -ange | n- | -n- | nanyowe,nanye | ninyowe,ninye |
second | iwe | -awe | o- | -ku- | naiwe | niiwe | |
third | uwe | -e | a- | -mu- | nawe | nuwe | |
class 2 | first | itwe | -aitu | tu- | -tu- | naitwe | niitwe |
second | inywe | -anyu | mu- | -ba- | nainywe | niinywe | |
third | abo | -abo | ba- | -ba- | nabo | nubo | |
class 3 | gwo | -agwo | gu- | -gu- | nagwo | nugwo | |
class 4 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
class 5 | lyo | -alyo | li- | -li- | nalyo | niryo | |
class 6 | go | -ago | ga- | -ga- | nago | nugo | |
class 7 | kyo | -akyo | ki- | -ki- | nakyo | nikyo | |
class 8 | byo | -abyo | bi- | -bi- | nabyo | nibyo | |
class 9 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
class 10 | zo | -azo | zi- | -zi- | nazo | nizo | |
class 11 | rwo | -arwo | ru- | -ru- | narwo | nurwo | |
class 12 | ko | -ako | ka- | -ka- | nako | nuko | |
class 13 | two | -atwo | tu- | -tu- | natwo | nutwo | |
class 14 | bwo | -abwo | bu- | -bu- | nabwo | nubwo | |
class 15 | kwo | -akwo | ku- | -ku- | nakwo | nukwo | |
class 16 | ho | -aho | ha- | -ha- | naho | nuho | |
class 17 | (kwo) | N/A | ha- (...-yo) | -ha- | N/A | nukwo | |
class 18 | (mwo) | -amwo | ha- (...-mu) | -ha- | N/A | numwo | |
reflexive | -enyini,-onyini | — | -e- | — |
li-[1]
FromProto-Bantu*dɪ́-.
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FromProto-Bantu*dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix*ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.
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FromProto-Bantu*dɪ́-.
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