balaꞌ albilhaꞌ
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
Etymology
From balaꞌ (“bean”) + albilha (“to be trained on poles”) + -ꞌ (nominalizing verb suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.laʔ al.bi.ɬaʔ/
Noun
balaꞌ albilhaꞌ (alienable)
- pole bean (US), climbing bean (UK)
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | ambalaꞌ albilhaꞌ am-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ |
pombalaꞌ albilhaꞌ pom-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ |
hapombalaꞌ albilhaꞌ hapom-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chimbalaꞌ albilhaꞌ chim-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ |
hachimbalaꞌ albilhaꞌ hachim-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | imbalaꞌ albilhaꞌ im-balaꞌ albilhaꞌ | ||
References
- Munro, Pamela; Willmond, Catherine (1994), Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN