i̱-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"

Choctaw

Pronunciation
  • (third-person; him, her, etc.): IPA(key): /ĩː/

Prefix

i̱- (before vowels im-, class III third-person)

  1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb
    to him, her, it or them; for him, her, it or them
  2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb
    he, she, it or they
  3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy
    him, her, it or them
  4. indicates possession of a noun
    his, her, its or their
    hattak i̱katos
    the man's cat

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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