Talk:-ji

RFM discussion: September–October 2024

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-ji

Swahili. I think this suffix should be moved to -aji. I can find several reference works online that refer to it as such (this is an example), and they posit it comes from *-aga +‎ -i. All entries with this suffix actually end in -aji, but the original creator of -ji must have assumed that the -a- was part of the root, but the final -a in Swahili verbs is normally deleted when adding a suffix. (Pinging @Tbm. I don’t think we have other active Swahili contributors) MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 03:27, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

adding @عُثمان who often has valuable input on Swahili tbm (talk) 12:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

@MuDavid @Tbm It seems like the refereneces are clear on this as you say. I think you can go ahead and make this change عُثمان (talk) 13:23, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

I forgot to ping @Smashhoof. tbm (talk) 07:06, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I know I'm late but I've now reviewed the references and fully agree with this change. Thanks for leading this, MuDavid! tbm (talk) 02:19, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Tbm, I made the move. You proposed to bot-edit all the etymologies. You can go ahead. MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 02:37, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

@MuDavid I updated the suffixes accordingly. If you notice any problems, message me. Thank you! tbm (talk) 07:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! This has been moved then. MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 02:31, 30 October 2024 (UTC)