hachim-

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• hʋchim- (traditional)

Etymology

From hachi- +‎ im-

Prefix

hachim- (before consonants hachi-, 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-