lapish

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Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lapi.

Noun

lapish

  1. antenna(s)
  2. horn(s)

Descendants

  • Mobilian: lapish

Choctaw

Alternative forms

  • lạpish (Byington/Swanton, obsolete linguistic)
  • lvpish (traditional)
  • lapiš (Mississippi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lapi, or from *i-lapi (stress on the penultimate syllable suggests the latter as it would have been inherently possessed earlier). Cognate with Chickasaw lapish, Alabama illapihchi

Noun

lapish (accent lápish, in/alienable)

  1. horn
  2. trumpet

Declension

variable class agreement (in/alienable)
possessive prefix
person singular paucal plural
1st salapish
a̱lapish
pilapish
pi̱lapish
hapilapish
hapi̱lapish
2nd chilapish
chi̱lapish
hachilapish
hachi̱lapish
3rd lapish
i̱lapish
absolute nominative accusative oblique
neutral lapish lapishat lapisha̱ lapishak
contrastive lapishakō lapishakōsh lapishako̱ lapishakakō
lapishato lapishano
focus lapishō lapishakō
lapishōsh lapisho̱
-ma
"that, there"
-pa
"this, here"
-kia
"also, too"
-ba
"only"
-ōk
"but"
-akhī
pejorative
lapishma lapishpa lapish(ak)kia lapishba lapishōk lapishakhī

Derived terms

Descendants