-ni

Etymology
From, from. Originally the first-person possessive suffix for words in plural, with used for singular words; the latter is now only found in dialects. Compare 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1)   my
 * , me
 * , me
 * , me

Usage notes

 * The possessive suffix is compulsory in standard Finnish. In standard Finnish, when expressing ownership or before a postposition, the genitive form of the corresponding personal pronoun  before the main word can be omitted. In colloquial Finnish, the suffix  is very rare and only the genitive form  (or its colloquial or dialectal variants) is used before the main word.
 * Appended to the (strong) vowel stem. The final -n of the genitive and illative singular and plural or the -t of the nominative plural are omitted, for example: >  >.
 * The shortened sentences &mdash; except for the participle structures &mdash; pertain mainly to formal/standard Finnish, not to informal/colloquial Finnish. It is also to be noticed that the shortened clauses are never separated from the main clauses with a comma.

Suffix

 * 1)  one can…, it is possible to…
 * 1)  one can…, it is possible to…
 * 1)  one can…, it is possible to…
 * 1)  one can…, it is possible to…
 * 1)  one can…, it is possible to…

Etymology
From, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1) ; my, our

Etymology
From.

Suffix

 * : me

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬).

Etymology
.

Etymology
.

Suffix

 * → *yachachiqy →
 * → *yachachiqy →
 * → *yachachiqy →
 * → *yachachiqy →

Etymology
. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1) added to words that are stressed on the final syllable to move stress to the penultimate syllable

Suffix

 * you, ye
 * you, ye

Usage notes

 * Used in conjunction with the direct imperative to form the plural. With native (Bantu)/nativized verbs in -a, vowel changes to -e:
 * Kisomeni (Read it!) (from )
 * Jibuni (Answer!) (from )
 * Used in conjunction with the class 1 (personal) object affix -wa- to disambiguate the second-person plural from the third person plural; verbs in -a change this to -e before the affix:
 * Niliwasomeeni (I read to you) vs. Niliwasomea (I read to them)

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * , -ness, -ment

Usage notes
-ni causes i-affection of internal vowels.

Pronunciation

 * (+ATR)
 * (-ATR)

Suffix

 * 1) family (used in compounds)

Pronoun

 * 1) what

Usage notes
Unlike other pronouns, always appears attached to another word. However, it does have a copulative form.