okaayá̱a

Chickasaw

Etymology

From okaa- (“in”, applicative verb prefix) +‎ á̠a (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.kaː.jã́.a/

Verb

okaayá̱a (singular subject, active)

1. (transitive) to walk in (I;3)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning in o.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	okaayá̱ali okaayá̱a-li	N/A	N/A
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishokaayá̱a ish-okaayá̱a	N/A
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	okaayá̱a	N/A

Derived terms

• oka' okaayá̱a

Related terms

• okaaittánno'wa (dual equivalent)
• okaaittanohó̱wa (tri-plural equivalent)