ilbak ishkiꞌ
Chickasaw
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ilbakshkiꞌ (contracted form)
- ilbuk ishki (Humes' spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From ilbak (“hand”) + ishkiꞌ (“mother”). Compare Choctaw ibbak ishki, Alabama ilbiki, Creek enk-ecke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)
| Nouns starting in i- (Initial « i » deletion) |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | salbak ishkiꞌ sa-lbak ishkiꞌ |
polbak ishkiꞌ po-lbak ishkiꞌ |
hapolbak ishkiꞌ hapo-lbak ishkiꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chilbak ishkiꞌ chi-lbak ishkiꞌ |
hachilbak ishkiꞌ hachi-lbak ishkiꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | ilbak ishkiꞌ | ||
Descendants
[edit]- Mobilian: ilbak ishki