chokfi

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Alabama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čokxʷiCi (rabbit). Compare Choctaw chukfi, Chickasaw chokfi.

Noun

chokfi

  1. rabbit

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čokxʷiCi (rabbit). The sense of “sheep” only came later after they were introduced by the Europeans colonizers. Cognate with Choctaw chukfi, Alabama chokfi, Creek cufe.

Pronunciation

Noun

chokfi (alienable)

  1. rabbit, hare
  2. sheep
    Synonym: chokfalhpoobaꞌ

Usage notes

  • If one wants to distinguish between the sense of “rabbit” and “sheep”, one can use chokfalhpoobaꞌ (sheep) (which uses the specifier alhpoobaꞌ (domesticated)).

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mobilian: chokfi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čokxʷiCi (rabbit). Cognate with Chickasaw chokfi, Alabama chokfi, Creek cufe

Pronunciation

Noun

chokfi (transcription chókfih, alienable)

  1. rabbit
  2. sheep

Declension

possessive (alienable) singular paucal plural
first-person ("my, our") a̱chokfi pi̱chokfi hapi̱chokfi
second-person ("thy, your") chi̱chokfi hachi̱chokfi
third-person ("his, her,
its, their")
i̱chokfi
absolute nominative accusative oblique
neutral chokfi(h) chokfihat chokfiha̱ chokfihak
contrastive chokfihakō chokfihakōsh chokfihako̱ chokfihakakō
chokfihato chokfihano
focus chokfihō chokfihakō
chokfihōsh chokfiho̱
-ma
"that, there"
-pa
"this, here"
-kia
"also, too"
-ba
"only"
-ōk
"but"
-akhī
pejorative
chokfima chokfipa chokfi(hak)kia chokfiba chokfihōk chokfihakhī

Descendants

Koasati

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čokxʷiCi (rabbit). Cognate with Chickasaw chokfi, Alabama chokfi, Creek cufe, Choctaw chokfi.

Noun

chokfi

  1. rabbit