halhabli

Chickasaw

Etymology

From the same root as halhapa, suffixed with -li. Compare Choctaw habli, Alabama haɬaplichi (“to make kick”), Creek arefketv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ɬab.li/

Verb

halhabli

1. (active voice, transitive, singular object) to kick
2. (active voice, transitive) to kick once

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	halhablili halhabli-li	iihalhabli / iliihalhabli / liihalhabli ii-halhabli / ilii-halhabli / lii-halhabli	iloohalhabli iloo-halhabli
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishhalhabli ish-halhabli	hashhalhabli hash-halhabli
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	halhabli	(hoo)halhabli (hoo-)halhabli

Derived terms

• aahalhaꞌbliꞌ
• i̱halhabli

Related terms

• halhlhi (plural object)