ji-

ji-

1. Rōmaji transcription of じ

• j-

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪ̀-/

ji-

1. Marks a verb as having a fourth person subject or object.

• This prefix is used when: a) the subject/object is unspecified or unknown b) the subject/object is obviative or non-salient in a discourse of story c) to politely talk about someone who is present

• giji- (Algonquin)

ji-

1. form of da- or daa- used in the unchanged conjunct order

   "Oo, yay," ikido, "mii waabang ji-maajaayaang," ikido.

   "Oh, goodness, we will leave tomorrow," she said.

2. that, so that, in order to

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ji-pv-tns

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From Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹-.

• (before vowels) j-

ji- (plural ma-)

1. ji class_(V) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix

   jino jipya ― a new tooth

ji- (plural maji-)

1. augmentative prefix used with monosyllabic stems, puts words in ji class_(V)

   ‎ji- + ‎mtu (“person”) → ‎jitu (“giant”)

Many class V nouns have no prefix, in which case the plural is formed by simply prefixing ma- to the word. This includes words that start with the augmentative prefix ji-.

Only the adjective -pya takes the prefix ji- in class V; its form is jipya. Some adjective starting with a vowel take j-, while possessive adjectives are irregular and take l-. Other adjectives take no prefix.

Nouns with a stem of more than one syllable and starting with a consonant get a zero prefix to form the augmentative:

‎mtoto (“child”) → ‎toto (“large child”)

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

ji-

1. verb-initial form of -ji- (“oneself, -self; reflexive direct object”)

ji-

1. hand prefix

• Occurs between the object prefix and subject prefix in Tlingit verbs.

Borrowed from English she- as in "she-ass", "she-bear", "she-bitch", "she-goat", "she-wolf", "She-Ra".

ji-

1. Used to specify female gender.