ɖi
Gun
Alternative forms
- dì (Nigeria)
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *ɖi. Cognates include Fon ɖì, Saxwe Gbe ɖì, Adja ɖyì, Ewe edi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖì/
Verb
ɖì (Benin)
- to resemble
Preposition
ɖì (Benin)
- like
Derived terms
- ɖì bú (“to be scared”)
Jarawa
Alternative forms
- ɖ- (cliticized form attached to verbs)
- t- (allomorph before ita (“to eat”))
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖi/
Particle
ɖi
- the; marks the preceding noun phrase as definite, whose identity is already known by direct observation or by context.
- mi napo ɖ-əjojəba.
- I see/saw the fish.
- oloŋa ɖi ahapela.
- The piglet is/was running.
- Used to connect a complement clause to the main clause.
Usage notes
The cliticized form appears optionally before a vowel-initial verb not derived from a noun. Uniquely before the verb ita (to eat), the apparent allomorph t- appears.
See also
- ɖə (locative postposition, “in; at”)
References
- Kumar, Pramod (2012). Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 153–159, 177–181, passim.