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cha¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-kya (“to dawn”), from Proto-Bantu *-kéa.
In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -sha and Giryama -cha. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -sa and Chichewa -cha.
verb -cha · kucha · kutokucha · kucheni
-
to dawn, (of the sun) to rise
Opposite: chwa
cha²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ́ja (“to fear”).
verb -cha · kucha · kutokucha · kucheni
- to fear, be afraid
cha³
particle
- [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]] inflected form of -a
Talk about this word "cha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/cha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/cha "cha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/cha.Cite this
@misc{cha_2026,
title = {cha},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/cha},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
