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Appendix:Variations of "li" English Pronunciation en /ˈlɪ/ Infix en infix en pharmacology a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation Derived terms en Anagrams en il I'l IL il- Swahili Etymology 1 sw bnt-sab-pro *-á-li, from bnt-sab-pro *-a-<alt:*-á-><pos:past tense marker> *li<alt:*-li><t:to be> y.412 The last part is also the origin of sw li -li, in the modern language only used as a stem of sw wa -wa to be.John H. McWhorter NI and the Copula System in Swahili: A Diachronic Approach 10.1075/dia.9.1.03mcw 1992 Diachronica 9 1 15–46 Alternative forms sw -ali- -e-. Infix sw infix positive past tense marker sw -ku- sw walikula they ate sw aliyelala the person who was asleep 3 Ilikuwa kiasi cha saa moja-unusu ya usiku Kasim alipopanda ngazi pana zilizotandikwa zulia au blanketi nene, zilizoongoza kufikia ghorofa akaayo baba yake, Bw. Hakimu Marjani. It was about half past seven in the night when Kasim went up the wide stairs covered with carpets or thick blankets, which led to the floor where resided his father, Mr Hakimu Marjani. Usage notes This marker can be used in both nonrelative and relative verbs. Conjugation li See also Etymology 2 sw :inh bnt-pro:*dɪ́- + 1 Infix sw infix it, 5 object concord See also References Yao (Africa) Etymology Cognate with ny -dzi-, tum -ji-, tog -ji- and sw -ji-. Infix yao infix oneself, -self Derived terms yao References 184