ndi-

ndi-

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Prefix

ndi-

1. the emphatic copula or focusing copula: expresses "it is" with an inflected object

Inflection

Emphatic copula forms:

Pronominals	1s	2s	3s	1p	2p	3p
Positive	ndimi, ndiye	ndiwe, ndiye	ndiye	ndisi, ndio	ndinyi, ndio	ndio
Negative	simi, siye	siwe, siye	siye	sio, sisi*	sinyi, siyo	sio

Classes	c1	c2/c3/c11/c14	c4/c6/c9	c5	c7	c8	c10	c15	c16	c17
Positive	ndiye	ndio	ndiyo	ndilo	ndicho	ndivyo	ndizo	ndiko	ndipo	ndimo
Negative	siye	sio	siyo	silo	sicho	sivyo	sizo	siko	sipo	simo

* The form sisi "it is not us" is not frequently used as it is identical to the pronoun sisi "we", "us". Instead it is virtually always replaced with sio.

See also

• Swahili grammar#Emphatic copula
• si-

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *ngi-.

Prefix

ndi-

1. I; first-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *ngí-.

Prefix

ndi-

1. me; first-person singular object concord.