atokla

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• atuklo (Humes)

Etymology

From a- (applicative verb prefix) +‎ toklo (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tok.la/

Verb

atokla

1. (active voice, intransitive) to be second
2. (active voice, intransitive, nominal subject) to be one removed from the present

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a vowel.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	atoklali atokla-li	ilatokla il-atokla	ilooatokla iloo-atokla
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishatokla ish-atokla	hashatokla hash-atokla
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	atokla	(hoo)atokla (hoo-)atokla

Derived terms

• *atoklachi
• *atoklochi
• atóngla
• ishtatokla
• Nittak Atoklaꞌ