ɖi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

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)

1. to resemble

Preposition

ɖì (Benin)

1. 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

1. 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.

2. 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^[1] (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 153–159, 177–181, passim.