"Its roots"

Translation: mizizi yake

[WhiteRabbit442]

Why is this in the N/N noun class lesson?

[dfangmann]

M/Mi

[MargareteZ7]

I don´t understand yake = its

[AGreatUserName]

-ake can mean "his", "her" or "its".

[DorcasBada]

If yake is used for plural and wake for singular, how come "Baba yetu" is the correct translation for "our father" insread of "Baba wetu"

[fintanowen]

I found this in the tips. "Note: The exceptions to this rule are certain kinship nouns that come from Arabic: baba, mama, bibi, babu, shangazi, binamu, rafiki, dada, kaka, etc. These nouns take the y- agreement in the singular and the z- agreement in the plural.".

[DavidScott493272]

As its is qualifying a plural noun 'roots' should it not be zake. I'm confused.

[layanthony06]

No. The word mizizi is from the m/mi noun ckass and therefore the plural possesive prefix is y- in accordance with the m/mi class