tche

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French queue (“tail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃe/

Noun

tche

  1. tail

Moriori

Noun

tche

  1. singular definite article the

See also

Allomorphs of Singular Prenominal Definite Articles
Determiner allomorph Phonological environment Example Gloss Source
ta Before high vowel ta ure the penis Clark (2000:19)
tch, tc?, tche?, tchĕ? Before non-high vowel tch ara the way Clark (2000:19)
i Before t, tch i tao the spear Clark (2000:20)
Ø Before t, tch (within a prepositional phrase) o Ø tama; ki Ø toki of the son; the axe (object) Clark (2000:19)
t' Before wh t’whare the house Clark (2000:20)
t', tch, tc?, tche?, tchĕ? Before h tch hara; t’hokotauki the proverb; the injury Clark (2000:20)
tV: te, ta, tu, to, tŭ, tŏ Before r, k, p, m, n, ng tŭ kura; ta karang’; ta rakau; tŏ roro; te rerenga the chief; the cry; the tree; the entrance; the survivor Clark (2000:21)
tŏ, to Before w to wahine ra; tŏ waka that woman; the canoe Clark (2000:22)
rV: ra, ri Before k, p, m, n, ng, w (within a prepositional phrase) i ri po; a ra ngaro in the night; of the fly Clark (2000:22)

References

  • Shand, Alexander (1894), “The Moriori People of the Chatham Islands: Their Traditions and History”, in The Journal of the Polynesian Society‎[1]
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