holisso toshooli
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
From holisso (“books, papers”) + toshooli (“to interpret, to make out”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (active voice, intransitive) to read
Inflection edit
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | holisso toshoolili holisso toshooli-li |
holisso iitoshooli / holisso iliitoshooli / holisso liitoshooli holisso ii-toshooli / holisso ilii-toshooli / holisso lii-toshooli |
holisso ilootoshooli holisso iloo-toshooli |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | holisso ishtoshooli holisso ish-toshooli |
holisso hashtoshooli holisso hash-toshooli | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | holisso toshooli | holisso (hoo)toshooli holisso (hoo-)toshooli | |