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-ichcho
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Sidamo
Pronunciation
sid /-ˈit͡ʃːo/
Suffix
sid suffix
Used to form singulatives from collective nouns.
sid ceʼa birds ceʼichcho bird
Used to form adjectives from verbs with a similar meaning.
sid buxa to become poor buxichcho poor
Usage notes
After a sonorant (n, r, l) that is immediately preceded by a vowel, the form sid -cho is used.
The derivatives suffixed with -(ich)cho usually change their gender:
sid dagunna leopards f daguncho daguncho leopard m
Derived terms
sid
References
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