holhchifo

Chickasaw

Etymology

From Proto-Muskogean *xočixʷa, interfixed with -l- (v1. formative). Compare v2. hochifo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoɬ.t͡ʃi.fo/

Verb

holhchifo

1. (stative, transitive, nominal object) to be named

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	saholhchifo sa-holhchifo	poholhchifo po-holhchifo	hapoholhchifo hapo-holhchifo
2nd-person (you, you all)	chiholhchifo chi-holhchifo	hachiholhchifo hachi-holhchifo
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	holhchifo	(hoo)holhchifo (hoo-)holhchifo

Derived terms

• aholhchiꞌfo
• holchíꞌfo
• holhchihí̱fo

 

Noun

holhchifo (inalienable)

1. name

Inflection

Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)

Nouns starting with a consonant	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	saholhchifo sa-holhchifo	poholhchifo po-holhchifo	hapoholhchifo hapo-holhchifo
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chiholhchifo chi-holhchifo	hachiholhchifo hachi-holhchifo
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	holhchifo

Alternative forms

• olhchifo

Derived terms

• holhchifammoꞌnaꞌ
• holhchifo innoꞌchiꞌ
• holhchifo intakaachi
• holhchifo ishtaalhiꞌ
• inchokkachaffaꞌ holhchifo

 

Descendants

• Mobilian: holchifo