cheka

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cheka

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Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-ceka, from Common Bantu *-cèka.

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tseha and Giryama -tseka. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -seka and Zulu -hleka.

verb -cheka · kucheka · kutocheka · cheka · chekeni

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@misc{cheka_2026,
  title = {cheka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/cheka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}