holhchifo

Chickasaw

Etymology

From Proto-Muskogean *xočixʷa, interfixed with -l- (v1. formative). Compare v2. hochifo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoɬ.t͡ʃi.fo/

Verb

holhchifo

  1. (stative, transitive, nominal object) to be named

Inflection
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. SingularPluralInclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) saholhchifo
sa-holhchifo		poholhchifo
po-holhchifo		hapoholhchifo
hapo-holhchifo
2nd-person (you, you all) chiholhchifo
chi-holhchifo		hachiholhchifo
hachi-holhchifo
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) holhchifo(hoo)holhchifo
(hoo-)holhchifo

Derived terms
  • aholhchiꞌfo
  • holchíꞌfo
  • holhchihí̱fo

Noun

holhchifo (inalienable)

  1. name

Inflection
Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)
Nouns starting with a consonant SingularPluralInclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our") saholhchifo
sa-holhchifo		poholhchifo
po-holhchifo		hapoholhchifo
hapo-holhchifo
2nd-person ("thy, your") chiholhchifo
chi-holhchifo		hachiholhchifo
hachi-holhchifo
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") holhchifo

Alternative forms
  • olhchifo

Derived terms
  • holhchifammoꞌnaꞌ
  • holhchifo innoꞌchiꞌ
  • holhchifo intakaachi
  • holhchifo ishtaalhiꞌ
  • inchokkachaffaꞌ holhchifo

Descendants
  • Mobilian: holchifo
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