chaaha

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw chaaha, Alabama chaaha, Koasati chaiha̱, chaihalaho̱.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃáː.ha/

Verb

chaaha

1. (stative, intransitive) to be tall (II)

   sachaaha. ― I am tall.

2. (stative, intransitive, of numerical values and measurements) to be high (3)

   ayalli'at chaaha. ― the price is high.

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	sachaaha sa-chaaha	pochaaha po-chaaha	hapochaaha hapo-chaaha
2nd-person (you, you all)	chichaaha chi-chaaha	hachichaaha hachi-chaaha
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	chaaha	(hoo)chaaha (hoo-)chaaha

Derived terms

• Aba' Chaaha'
• achaaha
• bala' chaaha'
• bissa' chaaha'
• chaahachi
• chaahakat achaaka
• chaaha̱ taloowa
• chipotimaaombiniili' chaaha'
• cháhha'ha
• cháyya'ha
• chá̱ha
• foshi' chaaha'
• issoba chaaha'
• itti' chaaha'
• sholosh chaaha'
• sholosh iyyi' tako'bish chaaha'
• tohi' chaaha'