hattak abiꞌ
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hattak (“man”) + abi (“to kill”) + -ꞌ. Compare Alabama aatiibi.
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") | a̠hattak abiꞌ a̠-hattak abiꞌ |
po̠hattak abiꞌ po̠-hattak abiꞌ |
hapo̠hattak abiꞌ hapo̠-hattak abiꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠hattak abiꞌ chi̠-hattak abiꞌ |
hachi̠hattak abiꞌ hachi̠-hattak abiꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠hattak abiꞌ i̠-hattak abiꞌ | ||