balaafkaꞌ
Chickasaw edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From aballakaꞌ (“following, after”) + aa- (locative prefix) + fokha (“to put on”) ([contracted to -fka]) + -ꞌ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balaafkaꞌ (alienable)
Inflection edit
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | ambalaafkaꞌ am-balaafkaꞌ |
pombalaafkaꞌ pom-balaafkaꞌ |
hapombalaafkaꞌ hapom-balaafkaꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chimbalaafkaꞌ chim-balaafkaꞌ |
hachimbalaafkaꞌ hachim-balaafkaꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | imbalaafkaꞌ im-balaafkaꞌ | ||