nannimapiisaꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

From nanna (“something”) +‎ apiisa (“to propose”) +‎ -ꞌ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nan.ni.maˈpiː.saʔ/

Noun

nannimapiisaꞌ (alienable)

1. governor (generally of a US state)

   Synonym: minkoꞌ

Inflection

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")	a̠nannimapiisaꞌ a̠-nannimapiisaꞌ	po̠nannimapiisaꞌ po̠-nannimapiisaꞌ	hapo̠nannimapiisaꞌ hapo̠-nannimapiisaꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠nannimapiisaꞌ chi̠-nannimapiisaꞌ	hachi̠nannimapiisaꞌ hachi̠-nannimapiisaꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠nannimapiisaꞌ i̠-nannimapiisaꞌ