Meaning of n- | Babel Free

Definitions

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting animals and miscellaneous nouns as well as their plurals, and plurals of some [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] nouns

morpheme

Examples

“nguo nzuri”

a nice piece of cloth/nice clothes

“ulimi (“tongue”) → ndimi (“tongues”)”

“"Na kwa nini n'sirejee," aliuliza mzee.”

"And why wouldn't I go back [to it]?" the old man asked.

“Kuna siku nlikua na drive huu wimbo ukaenda hewani nkajikuta natokwa machozi 🥲na nsijue wanachoimba .”

One day I was driving, this song went on air, and I found myself in tears 🥲 and I didn't know what they were singing.

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