ɖi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *ɖi. Cognates include Fon ɖì, Saxwe Gbe ɖì, Adja ɖyì, Ewe edi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖì/

Verb

ɖì (Benin)

  1. to resemble

Preposition

ɖì (Benin)

  1. like

Derived terms
  • ɖì bú (“to be scared”)

Jarawa

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖi/

Particle

ɖi

  1. the; marks the preceding noun phrase as definite, whose identity is already known by direct observation or by context.
    mi napo ɖ-əjojəba.
    I see/saw the fish.
    oloŋa ɖi ahapela.
    The piglet is/was running.
  2. Used to connect a complement clause to the main clause.

Usage notes

The cliticized form appears optionally before a vowel-initial verb not derived from a noun. Uniquely before the verb ita (to eat), the apparent allomorph t- appears.

See also
  • ɖə (locative postposition, “in; at”)

References
  • Kumar, Pramod (2012) Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 153–159, 177–181, passim.
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