foshiꞌ hommaꞌ
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From foshiꞌ (“bird”) + homma (“to be red”) + -ꞌ (nominalizing verb suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ a̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ |
po̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ po̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ |
hapo̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ hapo̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ chi̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ |
hachi̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ hachi̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠foshiꞌ hommaꞌ i̠-foshiꞌ hommaꞌ | ||