lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- lokfaboohaꞌ (contraction)
Etymology
From lokfiꞌ (“mud”) + abooha (“house”) + -ꞌ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lok.fiʔ aˈboː.haʔ/
Noun
- dirt house, mudhouse
- hogan
- cellar, storm cellar
- Synonyms: selaꞌ, yaakniꞌ cholok aboohaꞌ
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ a̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ |
po̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ po̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ |
hapo̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ hapo̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ chi̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ |
hachi̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ hachi̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ i̠-lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ | ||