hashiꞌ ninak
Chickasaw
Etymology
From hashiꞌ (“sun/moon/month”) + ninak (“moon/night”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ha.ʃiʔ ni.nak/
Noun
hashiꞌ ninak (alienable)
- alternative form of hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ (“moon”)
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠-hashiꞌ ninak |
po̠hashiꞌ ninak po̠-hashiꞌ ninak |
hapo̠hashiꞌ ninak hapo̠-hashiꞌ ninak |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠hashiꞌ ninak chi̠-hashiꞌ ninak |
hachi̠hashiꞌ ninak hachi̠-hashiꞌ ninak | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠hashiꞌ ninak i̠-hashiꞌ ninak | ||