aachi

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *kači, equivalent to *aa +‎ -chi (cf. Choctaw a and achi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.t͡ʃi/

Verb

aachi (active)

  1. (transitive) to say (I;3)
  2. (transitive) to mean (I;3)
  3. (intransitive) to command; to be in charge (I)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a vowel. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) aachili
aachi-li		 ilaachi
il-aachi		 ilooaachi
iloo-aachi
2nd-person (you, you all) ishaachi
ish-aachi		 hashaachi
hash-aachi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) aachi
 (hoo)aachi
(hoo-)aachi

Derived terms

  • aachika'
  • ahánchi
  • a̱lhlhi' aachi
  • imaachi
  • labaachi
  • nannaachi
  • á'chi
  • ánchi
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