hattak abiꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

From hattak (“man”) +‎ abi (“to kill”) +‎ -ꞌ. Compare Alabama aatiibi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hat.tak a.biʔ/

Noun

hattak abiꞌ (alienable)

1. murderer

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")	a̠hattak abiꞌ a̠-hattak abiꞌ	po̠hattak abiꞌ po̠-hattak abiꞌ	hapo̠hattak abiꞌ hapo̠-hattak abiꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠hattak abiꞌ chi̠-hattak abiꞌ	hachi̠hattak abiꞌ hachi̠-hattak abiꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠hattak abiꞌ i̠-hattak abiꞌ