chaffa
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Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Alabama cháffàaka (“one”), Koasati chaffaakan (“one”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]chaffa
Derived terms
[edit]- pokkóꞌli awa chaffa
- pokoli tochchiꞌna awa chaffa
- pokoli toklo awa chaffa
- sent chaffaꞌ
- talhipa chaffa
- talhipa chaffacha awa chaffa
- talhipa chaffacha chaffa
- talhipa chaffacha pokkóꞌli
- talhipa chaffacha tochchíꞌna
- talhipa chaffacha toklo
- talhipa chaffaka ó̱na
- talhipa hánnaꞌcha chaffa
- talhipa sipokniꞌ chaffa
- talhipa sipokniꞌ chaffacha chaffa
- talhipa sipokniꞌ chaffaka̱ ó̱na
- talhipa toklocha chaffa
Descendants
[edit]- Mobilian: achafa
Verb
[edit]chaffa (singular subject)
- (active voice, intransitive) to be one in number
- (active voice, intransitive) to be the one
- (active voice, intransitive) to be the other
Inflection
[edit]Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | chaffali chaffa-li |
N/A | N/A |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishchaffa ish-chaffa |
N/A | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | chaffa | N/A | |
Derived terms
[edit]Koasati
[edit]Noun
[edit]chaffa