-cho
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"
Japanese
Romanization
-cho
- Rōmaji transcription of ちょ
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-t͡ʃo]
Suffix
-cho
- Allomorph of -ato (adverb/postposition nominalizing suffix) used for stems that end in i.
- Allomorph of -to (plural verb suffix) used for stems that end in i.
- Allomorph of -icho (recent/distant past perfective plural suffix) used for stems that end in a vowel followed by i.
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-t͡ʃo/
Suffix
-cho
- Form of -ichcho used after sonorants.
- danana (“hair”) → danancho (“(one) hair”)
Derived terms
Sidamo terms suffixed with -ichcho
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 347