oshshowanchi

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

  • ishwanchi

Etymology

From osh- (prefix formative indicating a relation to the head) +‎ showa (“to reek”) +‎ -chi (causative verb suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oʃ.ʃo.wan.t͡ʃi/

Verb

oshshowanchi (active)

  1. (transitive) to smell (I;II)
    Achoshshowanchili. ― I smell you.

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a vowel. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) oshshowanchili
oshshowanchi-li		 iloshshowanchi
il-oshshowanchi		 iloooshshowanchi
iloo-oshshowanchi
2nd-person (you, you all) ishoshshowanchi
ish-oshshowanchi		 hashoshshowanchi
hash-oshshowanchi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) oshshowanchi
 (hoo)oshshowanchi
(hoo-)oshshowanchi

Derived terms

  • oshshowahánchi
  • oshshowanchichichi
  • oshshowa̱sht hoyo
  • oshshówwa̱'chi
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