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Where does “-i” come from?

-i (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

-i (Zulu): Forms agent nouns from verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs

Ancestry of “-i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-i”

  • imbongi
  • izimbongi
  • umfundisi
  • imbongis
  • umzingeli
  • umufi
  • isibali
  • umsebenzi
  • isilwi
  • umenzi
  • izimbongi
  • imbongi
  • isisebenzi
  • umabi
  • umsebenzisi
  • umumbi
  • umgibeli
  • umfundisi
  • isicebi
  • umvuzi
  • umzali
  • isebi
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