-aꞌhi bíyyiꞌka

Chickasaw

Etymology

From -aꞌhi (verb suffix meaning "will with belief") +‎ bíyyiꞌka (auxiliary meaning "all the time").

Suffix

-aꞌhi bíyyiꞌka

1. Modal verb suffix -aꞌhi combined with the auxiliary bíyyiꞌka together meaning that the action/state/event expressed by the verb they are used with is ꞌꞌꞌable to or can happenꞌꞌꞌ, is ꞌꞌꞌcapable ofꞌꞌꞌ or ꞌꞌꞌhas the possibility of happeningꞌꞌꞌ.

Related terms

• -aꞌcho̠ (“will with certainty”)
• -aꞌhi (“will with belief”)
• -aꞌni (“will with uncertainty, may, might, could”)
• bíyyiꞌka (“always, all the time”)