-m-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "m"

Swahili

Alternative forms
  • -mw- (before vowels)
  • -mu- (before /u/ and /w/)

Infix

-m-

  1. her, him; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) object concord
    Ninamsikia. ― I hear her/him.

See also
Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
Number Person Independent Subject concord Object concord Combined forms Possessive
affirmative negative na ndi- si-
SingularFirst mimi ni- si- -ni- nami, na mimi ndimi, ndiye simi, siye -angu
Second wewe u- hu- -ku- nawe, na wewe ndiwe, ndiye siwe, siye -ako
Third yeye a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- naye, na yeye ndiye siye -ake
PluralFirst sisi tu- hatu- -tu- nasi, na sisi ndisi, ndio sio -etu
Second ninyi m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -wa- nanyi, na ninyi ndinyi, ndio sinyi, sio -enu
Third wao wa- hawa- -wa- nao ndio sio -ao
Reflexive — — -ji- — —
For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ng (“enclitic suffix”).

Interfix

-m- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ᜔)

  1. Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
    Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, na, -ng, -g
    ‎haba + ‎-m- + ‎buhay → ‎habambuhay
    ‎ganti + ‎-m- + ‎pala → ‎gantimpala
    ‎bago + ‎-m- + ‎bayan → ‎Bagumbayan

Derived terms
Tagalog terms interfixed with -m-
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