banaha

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• banaa

Etymology

Compare Choctaw banaha (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.na.ha/

Verb

banaha

1. (stative, intransitive) to be rolled up

Usage notes

• The verb is usually followed by the taha/tahli perfective/completive auxiliary

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	sabanaha sa-banaha	pobanaha po-banaha	hapobanaha hapo-banaha
2nd-person (you, you all)	chibanaha chi-banaha	hachibanaha hachi-banaha
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	banaha	(hoo)banaha (hoo-)banaha

Derived terms

• banahaꞌ
• Oshpaaniꞌ imbanahaꞌ
• paska banahaꞌ