-cho

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"

Japanese

Romanization

-cho

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちょ

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-t͡ʃo/

Suffix

-cho

1. 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

South Slavey

Etymology

Cognates include Navajo -tsoh and Dogrib -cho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-t͡ʃʰò̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-cho

1. Used to form augmentative nouns.

Usage notes

• Follows the possessive suffix:

  ‎tthe (“stone”) + ‎-cho → ‎tthecho (“boulder”)

  ‎settheé (“my stone”) + ‎-cho → ‎settheécho (“my boulder”)

Derived terms

South Slavey terms suffixed with -cho

References

• Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 239

Swahili

Suffix

-cho

1. ki class_(VII) relative marker

See also

Swahili verbal concords (third person)

Class	Subject concord		Object concord	Relative
	affirmative	negative
m(I)	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	-ye
wa(II)	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	-o
m(III)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
mi(IV)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
ji(V)	li-	hali-	-li-	-lo
ma(VI)	ya-	haya-	-ya-	-yo
ki(VII)	ki-	haki-	-ki-	-cho
vi(VIII)	vi-	havi-	-vi-	-vyo
n(IX)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
n(X)	zi-	hazi-	-zi-	-zo
u(XI)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
ku(XV/XVII)	ku-	haku-	-ku-	-ko
pa(XVI)	pa-	hapa-	-pa-	-po
mu(XVIII)	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-mu-	-mo
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-t͡ʃo]

Suffix

-cho

1. Allomorph of -ato (adverb/postposition nominalizing suffix) used for stems that end in i.
2. Allomorph of -to (plural verb suffix) used for stems that end in i.
3. Allomorph of -icho (recent/distant past perfective plural suffix) used for stems that end in a vowel followed by i.