ishki

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• iški (Mississippi)
• ishki' (Modified traditional)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *ičkiCi. Cognate with Chickasaw ishki', Alabama iki, Creek icki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪʃkí/
• Academic transcription: ishkí'

Noun

ishki (inalienable–class II agreement)

1. (obligatory possessive) mother, maternal aunt

   his mother, her mother, its mother, their mother

   his aunt, her aunt, its aunt, their aunt

2. (indicates possession by a preceding noun)

   (someone)'s mother, of a mother, of the mother

   (someone)'s aunt, of an aunt, of the aunt

   Oshi ishki

   The son's mother

Declension

possessive (inalienable)	singular	paucal	plural
first-person ("my, our")	hashki sashki	pishki	hapishki
second-person ("thy, your")	chishki	hachishki
third-person ("his, her, its, their")	ishki

Traditional spelling

possessive (inalienable)	singular	paucal	plural
first-person ("my, our")	hvshki svshki	pishki	hvpishki
second-person ("thy, your")	chishki chishke	hachishki
third-person ("his, her, its, their")	ishki

Related terms

• iki (“father”)