andamizi
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Apparently from -andamana (to demonstrate), but how do we get the sense of "senior"”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]-andamizi (declinable)
- senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office)
- afisa mwandamizi ― senior officer
- mwalimu mwandamizi ― senior teacher
Declension
[edit]Inflected forms of -andamizi
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| m-wa class(I/II) | mwandamizi | waandamizi |
| m-mi class(III/IV) | mwandamizi | miandamizi |
| ji-ma class(V/VI) | andamizi | maandamizi |
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kiandamizi | viandamizi |
| n class(IX/X) | andamizi | andamizi |
| u class(XI) | mwandamizi | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
| pa class(XVI) | paandamizi | |
| ku class(XVII) | kuandamizi | |
| mu class(XVIII) | muandamizi |
Derived terms
[edit]- mhadhiri mwandamizi (“senior lecturer”)