"ch-" meaning in All languages combined

See ch- on Wiktionary

Pronoun [English]

IPA: /tʃ/ Forms: ich [alternative], Iche [alternative], che [alternative], ch [alternative], 'ch- [alternative]
Etymology: Reduction of ich. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} ch-, {{en-pron}} ch-
  1. (obsolete, attached to following verb) I; clitic form of ich. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: chad, cham, chard, chave, chell, chill, chould, chwas Related terms: utchy

Prefix [Swahili]

Forms: vy- [plural], ki- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ky-, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian sh- and Digo ch-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*ki-<alt:*ky->|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Sabaki *ky-, {{inh+|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*ki-<alt:*ky->}} Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ky-, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-, {{cog|zdj|sh-}} Ngazidja Comorian sh-, {{cog|dig|ch-}} Digo ch- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|vy-}} ch- (plural vy-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before a vowel in certain words Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ch--sw-prefix-SS6LwQSQ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Ye'kwana]

IPA: [t͡ʃ-]
Head templates: {{head|mch|prefix}} ch-
  1. Allomorph of y- (third-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a vowel ö. Wikipedia link: Ethnos360 Tags: morpheme
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