chofata
Chickasaw edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compare Alabama sopatka (“to be cleaned”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
chofata
- (stative, intransitive) to be clean
Inflection edit
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | sachofata sa-chofata |
pochofata po-chofata |
hapochofata hapo-chofata |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | chichofata chi-chofata |
hachichofata hachi-chofata | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | chofata | (hoo)chofata (hoo-)chofata | |