fochosh

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *xʷočo. Cognate with Choctaw okfochush (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.t͡ʃoʃ/

Noun

fochosh (alienable)

1. duck

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")	a̠fochosh a̠-fochosh	po̠fochosh po̠-fochosh	hapo̠fochosh hapo̠-fochosh
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠fochosh chi̠-fochosh	hachi̠fochosh hachi̠-fochosh
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠fochosh i̠-fochosh

Derived terms

• Fochosh Hilhaꞌ
• fochosh ishkiꞌ
• fochosh-oshiꞌ
• fochosk hishiꞌ wokshoꞌ