chili̱saꞌ
See also: chilisa
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- chilisa (Humes' spelling)
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.lĩː.saʔ/
Noun
chili̱saꞌ (alienable)
- chipmunk
- (rare) flying squirrel
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in ch-, k-, t- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | anchili̱saꞌ an-chili̱saꞌ |
ponchili̱saꞌ pon-chili̱saꞌ |
haponchili̱saꞌ hapon-chili̱saꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chinchili̱saꞌ chin-chili̱saꞌ |
hachinchili̱saꞌ hachin-chili̱saꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | inchili̱saꞌ in-chili̱saꞌ | ||