aabi

See also: AABI

Chickasaw

Etymology

Likely related to albi (“to be painted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːˌbi/

Verb

aabi (active)

1. (transitive) to paint, grease (I;II)
2. (ditransitive) to rub, smear paint/grease on someone (I;II;3)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a vowel.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	aabili aabi-li	ilaabi il-aabi	ilooaabi iloo-aabi
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishaabi ish-aabi	hashaabi hash-aabi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	aabi	(hoo)aabi (hoo-)aabi

Derived terms

• ahámbi
• ilaabi
• imaabi
• ishtaabi