fokha
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same root as fokhi, suffixed with -a (v1 formative).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fokha (transitive, intransitive)
- (active voice, intransitive) to get dressed
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to put on, to don
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object referring to a certain time or event) to be about
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object with reference to a certain quality) to be about like
- (active voice, transitive, singular subject, nominal object) to be in
- (auxiliary) to be about
Inflection
[edit]Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | fokhali fokha-li |
iifokha / iliifokha / liifokha ii-fokha / ilii-fokha / lii-fokha |
iloofokha iloo-fokha |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishfokha ish-fokha |
hashfokha hash-fokha | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | fokha | (hoo)fokha (hoo-)fokha | |
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | fokhali fokha-li |
N/A | N/A |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishfokha ish-fokha |
N/A | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | fokha | N/A | |
Derived terms
[edit]- anonkaꞌ fokhaꞌ
- balaafokhaꞌ
- chipotaafokhaꞌ
- fokhachichi
- fokhakaash
- fokhama̱
- fokhat pisa
- fónkha
- fóyyokha
- hattak holbaafokhaꞌ
- hattak illiꞌ aafoꞌkhaꞌ
- ibaafokha
- Iksaꞌ ibaafokha
- ilbak foꞌkhaꞌ
- ilbak ilbak shalbiꞌyaafokhaꞌ
- ishholbachiꞌ
- ittifokha
- kaniya fokha
- katiya fokha
- kochchaafokkaꞌ
- naafokha
- nokfokha
- nosiꞌ foꞌkhaꞌ
- olaꞌ fonka
- omba foꞌkhaꞌ
- oshiꞌ aafoꞌkhaꞌ
- shinok fokhaꞌ
- toꞌliꞌ foꞌkhaꞌ
- yaalhipaafoꞌkhaꞌ
Related terms
[edit]- fokhi (v2 of the verb-pair)