lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• lokfaboohaꞌ (contraction)

Etymology

From lokfiꞌ (“mud”) +‎ abooha (“house”) +‎ -ꞌ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lok.fiʔ aˈboː.haʔ/

Noun

lokfiꞌ aboohaꞌ (alienable)

1. dirt house, mudhouse
2. hogan
3. 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