-zi

Appendix:Variations of "zi" Jicarilla Etymology From apj ath-pro *-zə̓tʼ. Cognate with nv azid, aht -zetʼ Noun apj noun third-person singular possessed form mizi liver References 438 apj Organs Murui Huitoto Pronunciation Classifier huu classifier Classifier for types of (raw) meat. Derived terms huu References 197 Swahili sw :inh bnt-sab-pro:*-i̧ Alternative forms sw -i<q:after a consonant> Etymology What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. After addition of the suffix sw -i, this -l- was then spirantized to -z-. Suffix sw suffix suffix used after a vowel in nominal forms of verbs, in conjunction with a noun class prefix sw kimbia<alt:-kimbia><t:to run> mkimbizi<t:refugee> sw teua<alt:-teua><t:to choose> uteuzi<t:nomination> See also sw