cháhhaꞌha
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]H-grade of chaaha (“to be tall”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cháhhaꞌha
- (stative, intransitive) to be very tall
- (stative, intransitive, nominal subject) to be very high (of numerical values)
Inflection
[edit]Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | sacháhhaꞌha sa-cháhhaꞌha |
pocháhhaꞌha po-cháhhaꞌha |
hapocháhhaꞌha hapo-cháhhaꞌha |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | chicháhhaꞌha chi-cháhhaꞌha |
hachicháhhaꞌha hachi-cháhhaꞌha | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | cháhhaꞌha | (hoo)cháhhaꞌha (hoo-)cháhhaꞌha | |