itibapishili

Choctaw

Etymology

From itibapishi (“sibling, friend, one who was nursed together with (someone)”) +‎ -li (“first person singular”), from iti (“each other”) + iba (“with”) + pishi (“suckle”). Compare Creek eta (“the same; oneself; in compounds: joined, two, each other”), pese, epese (“(her) breast”).

Noun

itibapishili

1. my sibling (or friend) (literally "we suckled together")

Derived terms

• English: bobbasheely

Related terms

• itibapisa (“classmate”)
• itibapishi (“sibling, friend”)