ikimiksho
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
From ik- (negative verb prefix) + im- (dative applicative verb prefix) + iksho (“to not exist, not be, not be here/there”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ikimiksho
- (transitive, N class subject, nominal object often suffixed with -at) to not have.
- (intransitive, N class subject) to not have any
Inflection edit
Class N Verb Subjects (Negative)
| Negative verb with class III prefixes. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | akamiksho ak-am-iksh-o |
kilpomiksho kil-pom-iksh-o |
kiloohapomiksho kiloo-hapom-iksh-o |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | chikchimiksho chik-chim-iksh-o |
hachikhachimiksho hachik-hachim-iksh-o | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | ikimiksho ik-im-iksh-o |
ik(hoo)imiksho ik-(hoo-)im-iksh-o | |