Chickasaw edit

Etymology edit

From the same root as imilhlhali, suffixed with -a (v1. formative).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

imilhlha

  1. (stative, intransitive, class III subject) to be scared
  2. (stative, intransitive, class III subject) to be wild
  3. (stative, intransitive, class III subject, with a same subject verbal complement suffixed with -aꞌnikat) to be afraid to, to be scared to
    Chimilhlhatok nosaꞌnikat.
    You were scared to go to sleep.

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