ishkiꞌ
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *ičkiCi. Cognate with Choctaw ishki, Alabama iki, Creek icki.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ishkiꞌ (inalienable)
- mother
- Synonym: chipotishkiꞌ
Inflection edit
Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)
| Nouns starting in i- (Initial « i » deletion) |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | sashkiꞌ sa-shkiꞌ |
poshkiꞌ po-shkiꞌ |
haposhkiꞌ hapo-shkiꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chishkiꞌ chi-shkiꞌ |
hachishkiꞌ hachi-shkiꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | ishkiꞌ | ||