Contionary:چی

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Tefrian

Etymology

From Old Tefrian cy (/cē/), from Proto-Tephricheic *ce, from Proto-Asisic *ki (compare Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂). Cognate with West Achissari چم (cem), East Achissari چم (cem), Vancian men, Bulusic şin, Nyongom ман (man), Dovasene ки (ki), and Khbirye ჩა (ča), also distantly related to descendants of Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂, such as English I, French je, Irish , Greek εγώ (egó), Russian я (ja), and Armenian ես (es).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /t͡ʃaɪ̯/; [t͡ʃäɪ̯], [ʃäɪ̯]

Pronoun

چی (cay) (plural ڤی ())

  1. I, me (first-person singular direct pronoun)

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