ilbak ishki'
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Chickasaw[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ilbakshkiꞌ (contracted form)
- ilbuk ishki (Humes' spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From ilbak (“hand”) + ishkiꞌ (“mother”). Compare Choctaw ibbak ishki, Alabama ilbiki, Creek enk-ecke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)
Nouns starting in i- (Initial « i » deletion) |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st-person ("my, our") | salbak ishkiꞌ sa-lbak ishkiꞌ |
polbak ishkiꞌ po-lbak ishkiꞌ |
hapolbak ishkiꞌ hapo-lbak ishkiꞌ |
2nd-person ("thy, your") | chilbak ishkiꞌ chi-lbak ishkiꞌ |
hachilbak ishkiꞌ hachi-lbak ishkiꞌ | |
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | ilbak ishkiꞌ |
Descendants[edit]
- Mobilian: ilbak ishki