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aka̱koshi

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Choctaw

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From aka̱ka +‎ -oshi. Cognate with Chickasaw akankoshi', Alabama akaakochòosi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akãːkoʃí(ʔ)/
  • Transcription: aka̱koshi'

Noun

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aka̱koshi (alienable)

  1. egg
  2. chick

Declension

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absolute nominative accusative oblique
neutral aka̱koshi aka̱koshiyat aka̱koshiya̱ aka̱koshiyak
contrastive aka̱koshiyakō aka̱koshiyakōsh aka̱koshiyako̱ aka̱koshiyakakō
aka̱koshiyato aka̱koshiyano
focus aka̱koshiyō aka̱koshiyakō
aka̱koshiyōsh aka̱koshiyo̱
Modern Spelling
Possession
class III agreement singular paucal plural
first-person ("my, our") amaka̱koshi pimaka̱koshi hapimaka̱koshi
second-person ("thy, your") chimaka̱koshi hachimaka̱koshi
third-person ("his, her,
its, their")
imaka̱koshi
Suffixes
-ma
"that, there"
-pa
"this, here"
-kia
"also, too"
-ba
"only"
-ōk
"but"
aka̱koshima aka̱koshipa aka̱koshi(yak)kia aka̱koshiba aka̱koshiyōk

Derived terms

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