hommayyi

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

  • homaiyi

Etymology

Ultimately in part from homma (“to be red”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hom.maj.jiʔ/

Verb

hommayyi

  1. (stative, intransitive) to be dark red, to be maroon

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) sahommayyi
sa-hommayyi		 pohommayyi
po-hommayyi		 hapohommayyi
hapo-hommayyi
2nd-person (you, you all) chihommayyi
chi-hommayyi		 hachihommayyi
hachi-hommayyi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) hommayyi (hoo)hommayyi
(hoo-)hommayyi
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