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Choctaw
Etymology
Sheep were unknown to the Choctaw until relatively recently, hence adopting the word for "rabbit". Compare Alabama chokfi, Chickasaw chokfi, Creek cufe.
Noun
chukfi
- rabbit
- sheep
Usage notes
The sense "sheep" can be distinguished from the sense "rabbit" with the adjective alhpoba (“domesticated”) (alternative forms: alhpowa, vlhpoba, vlhpowa). For example: chukfalhpoba and chukfi alhpoba "sheep" (literally, "domesticated rabbit").