ceʼichcho

Sidamo

Ceʼichcho.

Etymology

From ceʼa (“birds”) +‎ -ichcho. Akin to Hadiyya ciiʼichcho and Kambaata ciichchuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼeˈʔit͡ʃːo/
• Hyphenation: ce‧ʼich‧cho

Noun

ceʼichcho m or f by sense (plural ceʼa f)

1. bird

Declension

Declension of ceʼichcho (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	ceʼichcho
nominative	ceʼichchu	ceʼichchi
genitive	ceʼichchu*)	ceʼichchi*)
dative	ceʼichchoho	ceʼichchira
accusative	ceʼichcho*)
ablative	ceʼichchunni	ceʼichchinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Declension of ceʼichcho (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	ceʼichcho
nominative	ceʼichcho	ceʼichcho
genitive	ceʼichchote*)	ceʼichcho*)
dative	ceʼichchote	ceʼichchora
accusative	ceʼichcho*)
ablative	ceʼichchotenni	ceʼichchonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 83