holisso pisa

Chickasaw

Etymology

From holisso (“books”) +‎ pisa (“to look at”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ho.lis.so pi.sa/

Verb

holisso pisa

  1. (active voice, intransitive) to read, to look at books/papers
  2. (active voice, intransitive) to study
  3. (active voice, intransitive) to go to school

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) holisso pisali
holisso pisa-li		 holisso iipisa / holisso iliipisa / holisso liipisa
holisso ii-pisa / holisso ilii-pisa / holisso lii-pisa		 holisso iloopisa
holisso iloo-pisa
2nd-person (you, you all) holisso ishpisa
holisso ish-pisa		 holisso hashpisa
holisso hash-pisa
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) holisso pisa holisso (hoo)pisa
holisso (hoo-)pisa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Choctaw: holisso pisa

Choctaw

Etymology

From Chickasaw holisso pisa meaning "to go to school".

Noun

holisso pisa

  1. student
  2. learner
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