-li-
infix
Meaning
- oneself, -self
Etymology / origin
Cognate with Chichewa -dzi-, Tumbuka -ji-, Tonga (Malawi) -ji- and Swahili -ji-.
- -ji-(Swahili)→
- -ji-(tog)→
- -ji-(Tumbuka)→
- -dzi-(Chichewa)→
- -li- (Yao (Africa))
- Relations: cog, cog, cog, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- -dzi-(Chichewa) (cog)
- -ji-(Swahili) (cog)
- -ji-(Tumbuka) (cog)
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