holisso pisa

Chickasaw

Etymology

From holisso (“books”) +‎ pisa (“to look at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho.lis.so pi.sa/

Verb

holisso pisa

1. (active voice, intransitive) to read, to look at books/papers
2. (active voice, intransitive) to study
3. (active voice, intransitive) to go to school

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	holisso pisali holisso pisa-li	holisso iipisa / holisso iliipisa / holisso liipisa holisso ii-pisa / holisso ilii-pisa / holisso lii-pisa	holisso iloopisa holisso iloo-pisa
2nd-person (you, you all)	holisso ishpisa holisso ish-pisa	holisso hashpisa holisso hash-pisa
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	holisso pisa	holisso (hoo)pisa holisso (hoo-)pisa

Derived terms

• holisso ittibaapisa
• holisso pisachi
• holisso pisaꞌ

 

Descendants

• → Choctaw: holisso pisa

Choctaw

Etymology

From Chickasaw holisso pisa meaning "to go to school".

Noun

holisso pisa

1. student
2. learner