# chjamà
## Corsican
### Alternative forms

* chiamà

### Etymology

From Latin clamare. Cognates include Italian chiamare and French clamer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /caˈma/
* Hyphenation: chja‧mà

### Verb

chjamà
* to call
* (reflexive) to be called
    Mi chjamu David. ― My name is David. (literally, “I'm called David.”)
    L'abitanti di Bastia si chjamanu i Bastiacci. ― The inhabitants of Bastia are called the "Bastiacci".

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà |
| present participle | present participle | present participle | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| indicative | present | chjamu | chjami | chjama | chjamemu | chjamate | chjamanu |
| indicative | imperfect | chjamava | chjamavi | chjamava | chjamavamu | chjamavate | chjamavanu |
| indicative | simple past | chjamai, chjameti | chjamasti, chjamesti | chjamò, chjamete | chjamaimu, chjametimu | chjamaste, chjameste | chjamonu, chjametenu |
| indicative | future | chjameraghju | chjamerai, chjamerè | chjamerà | chjameremu | chjamerete | chjameranu |
| subjunctive | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| subjunctive | present | chjami | chjami | chjami | chjamimu | chjamite | chjaminu |
| subjunctive | imperfect | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassimu, chjamessimu | chjamassite, chjamessite | chjamassinu, chjamessinu |
| conditional | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| conditional | present | chjameria, chjamerebbi | chjamerii, chjameresti, chjameristi | chjameria, chjamerebbe | chjameriamu, chjamerebbimu | chjameriate, chjamereste, chjameriste | chjamerianu, chjamerebbenu |
| imperative | imperative | – | tù | – | noi | voi | – |
| imperative | imperative | — | chjama | — | chjamemu | chjamate | — |
| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà | chjamà |
| present participle | present participle | present participle | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu | chjamendu |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu | chjamatu |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| indicative | present | chjamu | chjami | chjama | chjamemu, chjamemi | chjameti | chjamanu |
| indicative | imperfect | chjamavu, chjamava, chjamaiu, chjamaia | chjamavi, chjamai | chjamava, chjamaia | chjamavamu, chjamavami, chjamaiamu, chjamaiami | chjamavati, chjamaiati | chjamavani, chjamaiani |
| indicative | simple past | chjamai, chjameti | chjamasti, chjamesti | chjamò, chjameti | chjamaimu, chjamaimi, chjametimu, chjametimi | chjamasti, chjamesti | chjamoni, chjametini |
| indicative | future | chjamaraghju | chjamarai, chjamarè | chjamarà | chjamaremu, chjamaremi | chjamareti | chjamarani |
| subjunctive | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| subjunctive | present | chjami | chjami | chjami | chjamimu, chjamimi | chjamiti | chjamini |
| subjunctive | imperfect | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassi, chjamessi | chjamassimu, chjamassimi, chjamessimu, chjamessimi | chjamassiti, chjamessiti | chjamassini, chjamessini |
| conditional | | eiu | tù | ellu/ella | noi | voi | elli/elle |
| conditional | present | chjamaria, chjamariu, chjamarebbi | chjamarii, chjamaresti, chjamaristi | chjamaria, chjamarebbi | chjamariamu, chjamariami, chjamarebbimu, chjamarebbimi | chjamariati, chjamaresti, chjamaristi | chjamariani, chjamarebbeni |
| imperative | imperative | – | tù | – | noi | voi | – |
| imperative | imperative | — | chjama | — | chjamemu, chjamemi | chjameti | — |

### References

* “chjamà, chiamà” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
* “chjamà” in Aiaccinu: Cunghjugatori corsu