ho̱sa

See also: hosa, hoša, hósa, and hó̱sa

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *xonC¢a. Compare Choctaw hu̱ssa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hõː.sa/

Verb

ho̱sa

1. (active voice, transitive) to shoot or fire at
2. (active voice, transitive) to shoot marbles

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	ho̱sli ho̱s-li	iiho̱sa / iliiho̱sa / liiho̱sa ii-ho̱sa / ilii-ho̱sa / lii-ho̱sa	ilooho̱sa iloo-ho̱sa
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishho̱sa ish-ho̱sa	hashho̱sa hash-ho̱sa
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	ho̱sa	(hoo)ho̱sa (hoo-)ho̱sa

Derived terms

• hohó̱sa
• ho̱sachi
• hó̱sa