izi-

See also: izi, -izi, and ízí

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

izi-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

izi-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

ízi-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.
2. Class 10 noun prefix, used when preceding a consonant n, m, or l.

References

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