-aꞌhi
(Redirected from -a'hi)
Chickasaw
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edit-aꞌhi
- Modal verb suffix reflecting that the action/event/state expressed by the verb ꞌꞌꞌwill happen with firm belief/convictionꞌꞌꞌ rather than sure knoweldge.
- Used with the auxiliary bíyyiꞌka ("always, all the time") to express ability, capability, "can".
Related terms
edit- -aꞌchi (“will”)
- -aꞌcho̠ (“definitely will”)
- -aꞌhi bíyyiꞌka (“can, able, capable”)
- -aꞌni (“may, might, could, can”)
- bíyyiꞌka (“always, all the time”)