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Sidamo
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ichcho
- Used to form singulatives from collective nouns.
- ceʼa (“birds”) + -ichcho → ceʼichcho (“bird”)
- Used to form adjectives from verbs with a similar meaning.
- buxa (“to become poor”) + -ichcho → buxichcho (“poor”)
Usage notes
- After a sonorant (n, r, l) that is immediately preceded by a vowel, the form -cho is used.
- The derivatives suffixed with -(ich)cho usually change their gender:
- dagunna (“leopards”) (f) + -ichcho → daguncho (“leopard”) (m)
Derived terms
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 346