hochifo
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *xočixʷa.
Verb edit
hochifo
- (active voice, ditransitive) to name
- Ikloon chihochifoli. ― I name you Ikloon.
- (active voice, transitive) to call by name
- Sahochifotok. ― He called me by name.
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to say, to call
- “Chikashsha” chihochifota? ― Did you say “Chickasaw”?
Inflection edit
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | hochifoli hochifo-li |
iihochifo / iliihochifo / liihochifo ii-hochifo / ilii-hochifo / lii-hochifo |
iloohochifo iloo-hochifo |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishhochifo ish-hochifo |
hashhochifo hash-hochifo | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | hochifo | (hoo)hochifo (hoo-)hochifo | |