hachi-

See also: hachi, hachįʼ, and hachi̱-

Choctaw

Alternative forms
  • hʋchi (traditional)

Etymology

From chi- plus some obsolete plural personal prefix, compare Apalachee hasnu (“we”), Koasati hasnu (“you”, plural).

Prefix

hachi- (class II second-person plural)

  1. the direct object of an active transitive verb
    you (all)
  2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb
    you (all), ye
  3. indicates possession of a noun
    your, y'all's

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Inflection
Choctaw Person Markers
class I class II class III class N imperative
+s+C+V+C/i+a/o+C+V+C+V+C+V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a̱- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa--sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi̱- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi̱- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi̱- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi̱- hachim- hachik- ho-oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i̱- im- ik-
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