-i

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-i^¹

suffix

morpheme, without TAM infix general negative marker sijui

-i^²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ì.

suffix -zi

morpheme suffix used in nominal forms of verbs, in conjunction with a noun class prefix -penda (“to love”) + -i → mpenzi (“lover”)

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"-i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/-i. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-i. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-i

Chicago

"-i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-i.

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@misc{i_2026,
  title = {-i},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/-i},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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