shokhaꞌ
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *sokxaCa (“opossum”).
Noun
[edit]shokhaꞌ (alienable)
Inflection
[edit]Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠shokha' a̠-shokha' |
po̠shokha' po̠-shokha' |
hapo̠shokha' hapo̠-shokha' |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠shokha' chi̠-shokha' |
hachi̠shokha' hachi̠-shokha' | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠shokha' i̠-shokha' | ||