chaahánchi

Chickasaw

Etymology

N-grade of chaahachi (“to make tall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaː.hán.t͡ʃi/

Verb

chaahánchi

  1. (active voice, transitive) to make taller (over a period of time)
  2. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to increase, to make higher (over a period of time) (of numerical values and measurements)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) chaahánchili
chaahánchi-li		 iichaahánchi / iliichaahánchi / liichaahánchi
ii-chaahánchi / ilii-chaahánchi / lii-chaahánchi		 iloochaahánchi
iloo-chaahánchi
2nd-person (you, you all) ishchaahánchi
ish-chaahánchi		 hashchaahánchi
hash-chaahánchi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) chaahánchi (hoo)chaahánchi
(hoo-)chaahánchi
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