ili-

Etymology
From, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology
From, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems of more than one syllable.