izi-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-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.
Prefix
izi-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-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.
Prefix
izi-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-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.
Prefix
izi-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “izi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “izi-”
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