chaaha

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw chaaha, Alabama chaaha, Koasati chaiha̱, chaihalaho̱.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃáː.ha/

Verb

chaaha

  1. (stative, intransitive) to be tall (II)
    sachaaha. ― I am tall.
  2. (stative, intransitive, of numerical values and measurements) to be high (3)
    ayalli'at chaaha. ― the price is high.

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) sachaaha
sa-chaaha		 pochaaha
po-chaaha		 hapochaaha
hapo-chaaha
2nd-person (you, you all) chichaaha
chi-chaaha		 hachichaaha
hachi-chaaha
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) chaaha (hoo)chaaha
(hoo-)chaaha

Derived terms

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