fammi

Chickasaw

Etymology

Analyzable as fama (“to be whipped”) +‎ -li (transitive-forming verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fam.mi/

Verb

fammi

1. (active voice, transitive) to whip

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	fammili fammi-li	iifammi / iliifammi / liifammi ii-fammi / ilii-fammi / lii-fammi	iloofammi iloo-fammi
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishfammi ish-fammi	hashfammi hash-fammi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	fammi	(hoo)fammi (hoo-)fammi

Derived terms

• afammi
• fahá̱mmi
• fammichi
• fáꞌmmi
• ibaafammi
• Siitanat irnihoo fammi
• sintiꞌ hattak fammiꞌ
• soba ishfammiꞌ

 

Italian

fa/fare + mi

Verb

fammi

1. let me (e.g. know something)
2. make me (do something)