ish-

See also: ish

Chickasaw

Prefix

ish- (class I second-person singular)

1. The subject of an active verb.

   you, thou

   Ishimpa.

   You are eating.

2. The subject of a negative imperative verb.

   Hilha! → Ishhilhanna!

   Dance! → Don't dance!

Preverb

ish-

1. Alternative form of isht- (“with, about”) preverb before a consonant.

Choctaw

Prefix

ish- (before s is-, class I second-person singular)

1. the subject of an active transitive verb

   you, thou

2. the subject of an intransitive active verb

   you, thou

3. the subject of a negative imperative verb
   Kopōlih! → Ishkopōlinna!

   Bite it! → Don't bite it!

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers

			class I			class II		class III		class N		imperative
			+s	+C	+V	+C/i	+a/o	+C	+V	+C	+V	+C	+V
first-person	singular	initial	-li			sa-	si-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-