aka̱koshi
Appearance
Choctaw
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- akank ushi, akankushi (traditional)
- akaⁿk ushi (Byington/Swanton)
Etymology
[edit]From aka̱ka + -oshi. Cognate with Chickasaw akankoshi', Alabama akaakochòosi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aka̱koshi (alienable)
Declension
[edit]absolute | nominative | accusative | oblique | |
---|---|---|---|---|
neutral | aka̱koshi | aka̱koshiyat | aka̱koshiya̱ | aka̱koshiyak |
contrastive | aka̱koshiyakō | aka̱koshiyakōsh | aka̱koshiyako̱ | aka̱koshiyakakō |
aka̱koshiyato | aka̱koshiyano | |||
focus | aka̱koshiyō | aka̱koshiyakō | ||
aka̱koshiyōsh | aka̱koshiyo̱ | |||
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
[edit]- aka̱koshi lakna (“egg yolk”)
- aka̱koshi holba (“oval”)