hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• shikaishtithanaꞌ

Etymology

From hashiꞌ kanalli (“time/hour”) +‎ isht- (“about”) +‎ ithana (“to get to know”) +‎ -ꞌ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ʃiʔ ka.nal.li iʃ.tit.ha.naʔ/

Noun

hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ (alienable)

1. clock
2. watch

Inflection

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")	a̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ a̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ	po̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ po̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ	hapo̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ hapo̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ chi̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ	hachi̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ hachi̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ i̠-hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ

Derived terms

• hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ ishtalakchiꞌ
• hashiꞌ kanalli ishtithanaꞌ olaꞌ