chi-

Choctaw

Etymology 1

Cognate with Chickasaw chi-

Prefix

chi- (class II second-person singular)

1. the direct object of an active transitive verb

   you

2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb

   you

3. indicates possession of a noun

   your

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Etymology 2

From chi- +‎ i-

Prefix

chi- (before vowels chim-, class III second-person singular)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to you, for you

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   you

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

   you

4. indicates possession of a noun

   your

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-