i̱hapompoyoꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

From i̱hapompoyo +‎ -ꞌ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈĩː.haˌpom.po.joʔ/

Noun

i̱hapompoyoꞌ (alienable)

1. bodyguard, protector

Usage notes

• This noun requires a mandatory class III possessive prefix.

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	ami̱hapompoyoꞌ am-i̱hapompoyoꞌ	pomi̱hapompoyoꞌ pom-i̱hapompoyoꞌ	hapomi̱hapompoyoꞌ hapom-i̱hapompoyoꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chimi̱hapompoyoꞌ chim-i̱hapompoyoꞌ	hachimi̱hapompoyoꞌ hachim-i̱hapompoyoꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	imi̱hapompoyoꞌ im-i̱hapompoyoꞌ