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Derived from Chickasaw baꞌ ishlata (“Hello! So you've come!”). Equivalent to ishno (“you”) + ala (“arrive”).
ishla[1]
- hello, welcome, greetings
- Synonym: ayokpachi
- ^ Kaufman, David (2017) Mobilian Trade Language Phrasebook and Lexicon, Exploration Press, →ISBN
