lapish

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lapi.

Noun

lapish

1. antenna(s)
2. horn(s)

Descendants

• Mobilian: lapish

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• lạpish (Byington/Swanton, obsolete linguistic)
• lvpish (traditional)
• lapiš (Mississippi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lapi, or from *i-lapi (stress on the penultimate syllable suggests the latter as it would have been inherently possessed earlier). Cognate with Chickasaw lapish, Alabama illapihchi

Noun

lapish (accent lápish, in/alienable)

1. horn
2. trumpet

Declension

variable class agreement (in/alienable)

possessive prefix
person	singular	paucal	plural
1st	salapish a̱lapish	pilapish pi̱lapish	hapilapish hapi̱lapish
2nd	chilapish chi̱lapish	hachilapish hachi̱lapish
3rd	lapish i̱lapish

	absolute	nominative	accusative	oblique
neutral	lapish	lapishat	lapisha̱	lapishak
contrastive	lapishakō	lapishakōsh	lapishako̱	lapishakakō
		lapishato	lapishano
focus	lapishō			lapishakō
		lapishōsh	lapisho̱

-ma "that, there"	-pa "this, here"	-kia "also, too"	-ba "only"	-ōk "but"	-akhī pejorative
lapishma	lapishpa	lapish(ak)kia	lapishba	lapishōk	lapishakhī

Derived terms

• lapish flamminchi (“antler”)

Descendants

• Mobilian: lapish