ittiꞌshiꞌ
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- ittiꞌ hishiꞌ
Etymology
From ittiꞌ (“tree”) + hishiꞌ (“leaf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /it.tiʔ.ʃiʔ/
Noun
ittiꞌshiꞌ (alienable)
- leaf (of a tree)
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | amittiꞌshiꞌ am-ittiꞌshiꞌ |
pomittiꞌshiꞌ pom-ittiꞌshiꞌ |
hapomittiꞌshiꞌ hapom-ittiꞌshiꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chimittiꞌshiꞌ chim-ittiꞌshiꞌ |
hachimittiꞌshiꞌ hachim-ittiꞌshiꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | imittiꞌshiꞌ im-ittiꞌshiꞌ | ||
References
- Munro, Pamela; Willmond, Catherine (1994), Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN