cho-
Chichewa
Etymology
From cha (“Class 7 associative particle”) + ku- (“Class 15 noun prefix, infinitive prefix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃo/
Prefix
cho-
- Class 7 verbal modifier (prefix), contraction of "chaku-" or "cha ku-"
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class 1 | wo- | class 2 | o- | ||
| class 3 | wo- | class 4 | yo- | ||
| class 5 | lo- | class 6 | o- | ||
| class 7 | cho- | class 8 | zo- | ||
| class 9 | yo- | class 10 | zo- | ||
| class 12 | ko- | class 13 | to- | ||
| class 14 | wo- | ||||
| class 15 | ko- | ||||
| locative classes | |||||
| class 16 | class 17 | class 18 | |||
| po- | ko- | mo- | |||
Derived terms
Chichewa terms prefixed with cho-