chongoa

== Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-congola, from Proto-Bantu *-còngʊda. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsongoa ~ -tongoa and Giryama -tsongola (“to bud”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === -chongoa (infinitive kuchongoa) to carve ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Reciprocal: -chongoana Stative: -chongoka