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mi-

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See also:mí-,mì-,andAppendix:Variations of "mi"

French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchmi(“middle”), fromOld Frenchmi,mie(“middle”), from earlier*miei (comparelit,liet <*lieit), fromLatinmedius(adjective),medium(noun).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /mi/

Prefix

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mi-

half,mid-
à mi-chemin ―halfway
à mi-voix ―in a low voice (literally, “in a half-voice”)
mi-amer ―bittersweet

Derived terms

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French terms prefixed with mi-

mi-parti

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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mi-

Rōmaji transcription ofみ

Kambera

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Pronoun

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mi-

second person plural nominativeproclitic

Kambera pronominal clitics
		nominative	genitive	accusative	dative
singular	first person	ku-	-nggu	-ka	-ngga
second person	mu- (u-)	-mu	-kau	-nggau
third person	na-	-na	-ya	-nya
plural	first person	inclusive	ta-	-nda	-ta	-nda
exclusive	ma-	-ma	-kama	-nggama
second person	mi- (i-)	-mi	-kami (-kai)	-nggami (-nggai)
third person	da-	-da	-ha	-nja

Kongo

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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mi- (singularn'-,singularmu-)

class 4 noun prefix
class 4 subject concord

Lakota

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Prefix

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mi-

my;first person singular possessive marker, used with some kinship terms and some words for body parts

Synonyms

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seemitȟá-

Phuthi

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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mi-

Class 4 noun prefix.

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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(beforee)my-

Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*mɪ̀-.

Pronunciation

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Audio(Kenya): (file)

Prefix

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mi- (singularm-)

mi class_(IV) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals ofm class_(III)
mitimirefu ―tall trees
‎mfano(“example”) → ‎mifano(“examples”)
‎muhindi(“maize plant”) → ‎mihindi(“maize plants”)
‎mwili(“body”) → ‎miili(“bodies”)

Usage notes

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If an adjective starts withi, the twois are merged to one:

‎mi- + ‎-ingine(“other”) → ‎mingine

Beforee, the formmy- is used. This does not apply to nouns.

Ternate

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Etymology

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Cognate withTehitm-(“first-person plural exclusive prefix”).

Pronoun

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mi- (Jawiمي-)

first-person plural exclusive clitic,we
first-person plural exclusive possessive pronoun,our
Synonym:mia-
(feminine)third-person singular possessive pronoun,her

Ternate personal pronouns
		independent	subject proclitic	possessive
informal	formal
singular	1st person	ngori	fangare^m,fajaru^f	to	ri
2nd person	ngana	ngoni,jou ngoni	no	ni
3rd person	una^m,mina^f		o^m,mo^f,i^nh	i^m,mi^f,ma^nh
plural	1st person inclusive	ngone		fo	na,nga
1st person exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomi^m,fajaru ngomi^f, fara ngomi¹	mi	mi,mia
2nd person	ngoni		ni	na,nia
3rd person	ana^h,ena^nh		i^{h, nh},yo^{h, †},ya^{nh, †}	na^h,nga^h,ma^nh

References

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Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890)Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tocharian B

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Verb

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mi-

tohurt,harm (grievously)

Tsonga

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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mi-

Class 4 noun prefix.

Venda

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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mi-

Class 4 noun prefix.

West Makian

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Etymology 1

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Cognate withTernatemi-(“our”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /mi/

Pronoun

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mi-

first-person plural exclusive possessive prefix,our

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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mi-

(animate)alternative form ofma-(“his, hers, that being's”) when preceded by a root-initiali

West Makian personal pronouns
	independent	possessive prefix
1st person singular	de	ti
2nd person singular	ni	ni
3rd person singular	me	mV^an.,dV^inan.
1st person plural	inclusive	ene	nV
exclusive	imi	mi
2nd person plural	ini	fi
3rd person plural	eme	di

References

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Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Ye'kwana

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [mi-]

Prefix

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mi-

Allomorph ofm-(second-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant.

Inflection

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Ye'kwana personal markers

	pronoun	noun possessor/ series II verb argument		postposition object		series I verb argument
	pronoun	noun possessor/ series II verb argument		postposition object		transitive patient	intransitive patient-like		intransitive agent-like	transitive agent
first person	ewü	y-,∅-,ü-,u-¹						w-,wi-
first person dual inclusive	küwü	k-,kü-,ku-,ki-								k-,kii-,ki-¹
second person	amödö	ö-,öy-/ödh-,o-,oy-/odh-,a-,ay-/adh-							m-,mi-
first person dual exclusive	nña	y-/dh-,ch-,∅-,i-¹			chö-	∅-	n-,ni-
third person	tüwü	y-/dh-,ch-,∅-,i-¹			chö-	n-,ni-	n-,ni-
distant past third person	tüwü	—				kün-,kun-,kin-,ken-,küm-,kum-,kim-,kini-
coreferential/reflexive	—	t-,tü-,tu-,ti-,te-				—
reciprocal	—	—	öö-
With following vowel lengthened if in an unreduced open syllable.

	series I verb argument: transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person	mön-,man-,mon-,möm-,möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person	mön-,man-,mon-,möm-,möni-
second person > first person	k-,kü-,ku-,ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive	k-,kü-,ku-,ki-
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person	see person X in the chart above