ndi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ndi"

Dogrib

Noun

ndi

  1. island

Fula

Particle

ndi

  1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

Article

ndi

  1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun in ndi class)
    Lacciri ndi (the couscous)

Usage notes

Determiner

ndi

  1. (used in indicating something in ndi class)
    Ndi lacciri (this/that couscous)

Usage notes

Koshin

Noun

ndi

  1. water

References

Alternative forms

Conjunction

ndi

  1. but, even, though, even though

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *-ndí, variant of Proto-Bantu *-ngí (“other”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ndi/

Determiner

-ndi

  1. another (in the indefinite), the other (in the definite)
    Synonym: (rare) -ndiijo
    omuntu ondi ― another person; the other person

Inflection
Inflected forms of -ndi
Noun class indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
1/2 ondi bandi ondi abandi
3/4 gundi endi ogundi endi
5/6 lindi gandi erindi agandi
7/8 kindi bindi ekindi ebindi
9/10 endi zindi endi ezindi
11/10 rundi orundi
12/14 kandi bundi akandi obundi
13 tundi otundi
14/6 bundi gandi obundi agandi
15/6 kundi okundi
16 handi ahandi
18

References
  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎ (in English), Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 436
  2. Entry 942 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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