banaha

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

  • banaa

Etymology

Compare Choctaw banaha (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.na.ha/

Verb

banaha

  1. (stative, intransitive) to be rolled up

Usage notes

  • The verb is usually followed by the taha/tahli perfective/completive auxiliary

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) sabanaha
sa-banaha		 pobanaha
po-banaha		 hapobanaha
hapo-banaha
2nd-person (you, you all) chibanaha
chi-banaha		 hachibanaha
hachi-banaha
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) banaha (hoo)banaha
(hoo-)banaha

Derived terms

  • banahaꞌ
  • Oshpaaniꞌ imbanahaꞌ
  • paska banahaꞌ
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