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ni

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The use as a focus marker is original. This then acquired a presentative meaning (“it is”), which was finally reanalyzed as a copula. Cognate with Chichewa ndi.

particle

focus marker Lengo la Mwalimu Nyerere kujiuzulu nafasi hiyo lilikuwa ni pamoja na kukiimarisha chama cha TANU kuweza kuyakabili vizuri majukumu ya uhuru.

verb

positive degree present and gnomic (all persons, numbers, and classes) of -wa (“to be”)

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

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@misc{ni_2026,
  title = {ni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}