am-

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋm (traditional)

Prefix

am- (after another prefix -sam-, before consonants a-, class III first-person singular)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to me, for me

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   I

3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy

   me

4. indicates possession of a noun

   my

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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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• an- (when followed by a consonant which is not labial)

Prefix

am-

1. Subject prefix for verbs; it indicates that the subject is second-person plural; you, you all.