yi-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"

Navajo

Prefix

yi-

1. his, her, its, their

   ‎amá (“one's mother”) + ‎yi- → ‎yimá (“his/her/its/their mother”)

See also

Navajo possessive pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			shi-	nihi-	danihi-
2nd person			ni-	nihi-	danihi-
3rd person			bi-
4th person (3o)			yi-
4th person (3a)			ha-, hw-
Indefinite person (3i)			a-

References

• Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yi-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-.

Prefix

yí-

1. they; class 4 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. them; class 4 object concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-.

Prefix

yí-

1. he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
2. him, her, it; class 9 object concord.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “yi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yi-”