hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• hashiꞌ naka̠aꞌ
• hashiꞌ ninak

Etymology

From hashiꞌ (“sun/moon/month”) +‎ ninak (“moon/night”) +‎ á̠a (“to go along”) +‎ -ꞌ (noun-forming verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ʃiʔ ni.nak ãːːʔ/

Noun

hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ (alienable)

1. moon

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	a̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ a̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ	po̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ po̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ	hapo̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ hapo̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ chi̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ	hachi̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ hachi̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ i̠-hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ