FromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-
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Demonstratives of European languages int, such as English (this,that,there,thus,then), French(tel,tant), Polish(ten), Russian(те,то,так,там,такой,тогда). Note also German(dies,den).
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By itself, theti- words do not specify distance, as is the case with Frenchce. However, the absence of the particleĉi, which indicates proximity, may suggest greater distance thanĉi would be used for. That is,tiu ĉi (this one) is equivalent to Frenchcelui-ci, whiletiu (that one) is equivalent to bothcelui andcelui-là. Occasionally the particlefor is used(tiu for) forcelui-là.
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FromProto-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.
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FromProto-Bantu*jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
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FromProto-Nguni[Term?].
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FromProto-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.
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FromProto-Bantu*jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.
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Potential cognate withChichewasi-(“negative prefix”).
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-ta- is used for negative relative, negative infinitive, negative subjunctive and negative remote past constructions. Other negative constructions useti-.
Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-
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From earlier*tina- via haplology from*tina-na >ti-na, fromProto-Oceanic*tina, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tina, fromProto-Austronesian*ta-ina, from*ina.
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| independent | possessive prefix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | de | ti | |
| 2nd person singular | ni | ni | |
| 3rd person singular | me | mVan.,dVinan. | |
| 1st person plural | inclusive | ene | nV |
| exclusive | imi | mi | |
| 2nd person plural | ini | fi | |
| 3rd person plural | eme | di | |
V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun,
following standardWest Makian vowel harmony.
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| pronoun | noun possessor/ series II verb argument | postposition object | series I verb argument | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | n-,ni- | ||||||||
| distant past third person | — | kün-,kun-,kin-,ken-,küm-,kum-,kim-,kini- | ||||||||
| coreferential/reflexive | — | t-,tü-,tu-,ti-,te- | — | |||||||
| reciprocal | — | — | öö- | |||||||
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| series I verb argument: transitive agent and transitive patient | |
|---|---|
| first person > second person | mön-,man-,mon-,möm-,möni- |
| first person dual exclusive > second person | |
| second person > first person | k-,kü-,ku-,ki- |
| second person > first person dual exclusive | |
| third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person | see person X in the chart above |