chi̱-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"
Choctaw
editEtymology
editPrefix
editchi̱- (before vowels chim-, class III second-person singular)
- the indirect object of an active transitive verb
- to you, for you
- the subject of an intransitive affective verb
- you
- the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy
- you
- indicates possession of a noun
- your
Inflection
editChoctaw Person Markers
class I | class II | class III | class N | imperative | |||||||||
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+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- |