ch-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ch"

English

Etymology

Reduction of ich.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃ/

Pronoun

ch-

  1. (obsolete, attached to following verb) I; clitic form of ich.

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also
  • utchy
  • Category:English terms prefixed with ch-

Anagrams

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed from ki- followed by a vowel.

Prefix

ch- (plural vy-)

  1. ki class(VII) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before a vowel in certain words
    chumba ― a room
    kitu chema ― a good thing

See also
  • Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃ-]

Prefix

ch-

  1. Allomorph of y- (third-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a vowel ö.

Inflection
Ye'kwana personal markers
pronoun noun possessor/
series II verb argument		 postposition object series I verb argument
transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent
first person ewü y-, ∅-, ü-, u-1 w-, wi-
first person dual inclusive küwü k-, kü-, ku-, ki- k-, kii-, ki-1
second person amödö ö-, öy-/öd-, o-, oy-/od-, a-, ay-/ad- m-, mi-
first person dual exclusive nña y-/d-, ch-, ∅-, i-1 chö- ∅- n-, ni-
third person tüwü n-, ni-
distant past third person — kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini-
coreferential/reflexive — t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- —
reciprocal — — öö-
  1. With following vowel lengthened if in an unreduced open syllable.
series I verb argument:
transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person
second person > first person k-, kü-, ku-, ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person see person X in the chart above
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