chi-

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Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw chi-

Prefix

chi- (class II second-person singular)

  1. the direct object of an active transitive verb
    you
  2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb
    you
  3. indicates possession of a noun
    your

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers
class I class II class III class N imperative
+s +C +V +C/i +a/o +C +V +C +V +C +V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a̱- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa- -sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi̱- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi̱- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi̱- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi̱- hachim- hachik- ho- oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i̱- im- ik-

Ojibwe

Preverb

chi-

  1. Alternative form of gichi-

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-.

Prefix

chi-

  1. Class 7 noun prefix.
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