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Appendix:Variations of "m"
Swahili
مْـ
Alternative forms
sw -mw- before vowels
sw -mu- before /u/ and /w/
Etymology
sw :inh bnt-pro:*mʊ̀-<id:class 1 object><t:Class 1 object prefix> + 1
Infix
sw infix
her, him; 3rd person singular (1) object concord
sw Ninamsikia. I hear her/him.
17 اَسِفِدِ يَبُ اِلاَّ شَقَوَا ، اِكَوَ مَيُتُ يَسِ مْسِيِ Asifidi yambo ila shaqawa, ikawa mayuto yasi msiye. he gains nought but trouble and endless regret allen
3 zilimmulika Kasim Hakimu Marjani na kutuonyesha kuwa yeye ni kijana kiasi, illuminated Kasim Hakimu Marjani and showed us that he is relatively young,
See also
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl -ng- Default interfix for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
tl -n- for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨r⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.
tl -g- for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter ⟨n⟩.
Etymology
tl -ng- ++ 1
Pronunciation
Interfix
interfix + 1
Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩.
tl -ng- -g- na -ng -g
tl haba -m- buhay habambuhay
tl ganti -m- pala gantimpala
tl bago -m- bayan Bagumbayan Bagumbayan
Derived terms
tl
Yao (Africa)
Etymology 1
yao bnt-pro *mʊ̀- Class 1 object concord.
Infix
yao infix object concords
3rd person singular object concord.
Etymology 2
yao bnt-pro *mʊ́- 2nd person plural object concord.
Infix
yao infix object concords
2nd person plural object concord.
References
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