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See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"

Pali

Alternative scripts

Inherited from Sanskrit वि- (vi-), from वि (vi).

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Pali terms prefixed with vi-

vi- (singular ki-)

vi class_(VIII) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of ki class_(VII)
vitu vizuri ― nice things
impersonal adjective agreement prefix
Ni vigumu kuwasahau. ― It is difficult to forget them.
Forms adverbs of manner from declinable adjectives.
‎vi- + ‎-baya (“bad”) → ‎vibaya (“badly”)

Walitukemea vikali. ― They scolded us harshly.

vi-

they, vi class_(VIII) subject concord
subject concord with subject containing more than one noun
- 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
  Elimu na dini vilitumika sana kuua utamaduni wa Mwafrika kwa viwango vinavyotofautiana.
  Education and religion were widely used to kill African culture to varying degrees.
verb-initial form of -vi- (“them, vi class_(VIII) object concord”)

**Swahili verbal concords (third person)**
class	subject concord		object concord	relative
class	affirmative	negative	object concord	relative
m_(I)	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	-ye
wa_(II)	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	-o
m_(III)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
mi_(IV)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
ji_(V)	li-	hali-	-li-	-lo
ma_(VI)	ya-	haya-	-ya-	-yo
ki_(VII)	ki-	haki-	-ki-	-cho
vi_(VIII)	vi-	havi-	-vi-	-vyo
n_(IX)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
n_(X)	zi-	hazi-	-zi-	-zo
u_(XI)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
ku_(XV/XVII)	ku-	haku-	-ku-	-ko
pa_(XVI)	pa-	hapa-	-pa-	-po
mu_(XVIII)	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-mu-	-mo

For a full table including first and second person,
see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns

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