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Chickasaw
Etymology
Compare Choctaw hishi, Alabama hissi, Koasati hissi, Creek esse.
Pronunciation
Noun
hishiꞌ (alienable)
- body hair
- fur
- feather
- leaf, needle
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-,
or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y-
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Singular |
Plural |
Inclusive Tri-Plural
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| 1st-person ("my, our")
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a̠hishiꞌ
a̠-hishiꞌ |
po̠hishiꞌ
po̠-hishiꞌ |
hapo̠hishiꞌ
hapo̠-hishiꞌ
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| 2nd-person ("thy, your")
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chi̠hishiꞌ
chi̠-hishiꞌ |
hachi̠hishiꞌ
hachi̠-hishiꞌ
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| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")
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i̠hishiꞌ
i̠-hishiꞌ
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Derived terms
Descendants