hachi-

Choctaw

Etymology 1

From chi- plus some obsolete plural personal prefix, compare Apalachee hasnu (“we”), Koasati hasnu (“you”, plural)

Alternative forms

• hʋchi (traditional)

Prefix

hachi- (class II second-person plural)

1. the direct object of an active transitive verb

   you (all)

2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb

   you (all), ye

3. indicates possession of a noun

   your, y'all's

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 hachi- +‎ i-

Alternative forms

• hʋchi (traditional)

Prefix

hachi- (before vowels hachim-, class III second-person plural)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to you (all), for you (all)

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   you (all). ye

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

   you (all)

4. indicates possession of a noun

   your. y'all's

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-