fvni

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• fani
• fạni (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw fani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: fani'

Noun

fʋni (alienable)

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• fʋni hasimbish holba (“kind of daisy”)
• fʋni imalakusi (“chameleon”)
• fʋni lusa (“black squirrel”)
• fʋni okchako (“gray squirrel”)
• fʋni shʋpha (“mistletoe”)
• fʋnikoyo (“sycamore”)
• fʋnushi (“little squirrel”)