bíyyiꞌka
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Chickasaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Y-grade of biika (“to be just, only”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bíyyiꞌka (auxiliary)
- used after a verb with the modal suffix -aꞌhi to express ability ("can") to do/perform the action/event/state expressed by the main verb.
- used after an n-grade or hn-grade verb to express "all the time", "always").
- used after number verbs to mean "all around", "scattered".
Related terms[edit]
- -aꞌhi (“will with belief/conviction”)
Verb[edit]
bíyyiꞌka
- (stative, transitive, nominal object) to have (something) all over (itself/oneself)
Inflection[edit]
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | sabíyyiꞌka sa-bíyyiꞌka |
pobíyyiꞌka po-bíyyiꞌka |
hapobíyyiꞌka hapo-bíyyiꞌka |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | chibíyyiꞌka chi-bíyyiꞌka |
hachibíyyiꞌka hachi-bíyyiꞌka | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | bíyyiꞌka | (hoo)bíyyiꞌka (hoo-)bíyyiꞌka | |