cə́

See also: Appendix: Variations of "ce"

Ghomala'

Verb

cə́ alternate of shə́

1. to break, to be broken

   Mú cə pakkɛ́. ― The child broke the dish.

   Kɛ̌ cə́. ― The plate shattered.

   Mú kəŋnyə nə́ cətə jap. ― The child refused to cut the vegetables.

Related terms

• cə̀tə̀
• cə́nyə̀ (“impede/to be impeded”)
• kə̀ŋnyə̀ (“to refuse", "refusal”)

References

• Gabriel M. Nissim, Le Bamiléké Ghomálá’ (1981)
• Gabriel Mba, Les extensions verbales en Ghomala' - Journal of West African Languages XXVI.1 (1996-97)