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ni-

prefix

LanguageAhtna (United States)

Meaning
  1. A terminative prefix referring to stopping or termination of an action, or performing an action up to a point.
  2. Carries several extended meanings, which possibly are the result of conflation with other prefixes:
  3. Terminative prefix
  4. A prefix used to indicate that an action has stopped or reached a specific point.
Examples

ni-

Used in verbs to signal the end of an action.

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis prefix has multiple meanings that may have merged from different historical sources.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.