honkso
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Choctaw ho̱kso, Alabama hokcho (“to pass gas”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]honkso
- (active voice, intransitive) to fart
- honkso chibannataa?
- do you want to fart?
- ki'yo, oblaashaash honksolitok
- no, I farted yesterday
Inflection
[edit]Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | honksoli honkso-li |
iihonkso / iliihonkso / liihonkso ii-honkso / ilii-honkso / lii-honkso |
iloohonkso iloo-honkso |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishhonkso ish-honkso |
hashhonkso hash-honkso | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | honkso | (hoo)honkso (hoo-)honkso | |