-a'hi bíyyi'ka
Chickasaw
Etymology
From -a'hi (verb suffix meaning "will with belief") + bíyyi'ka (auxiliary meaning "all the time").
Suffix
-a'hi bíyyi'ka
- Modal verb suffix -a'hi combined with the auxiliary bíyyi'ka together meaning that the action/state/event expressed by the verb they are used with is able to or can happen, is capable of or has the possibility of happening.
Related terms
- -a'cho̠ (“will with certainty”)
- -a'hi (“will with belief”)
- -a'ni (“will with uncertainty, may, might, could”)
- bíyyi'ka (“always, all the time”)