-a'nt

-a'nt

Chickasaw

Suffix

-a'nt

1. Modal verb suffix reflecting that the subject of the verb should do the action/event/state expressed by the verb.
2. should

   Chikashsha chiyakmat Chikashsha ishanompola'nt.

   Chikashsha chi-ya-kmat Chikashsha ish-anompol(i)-a'nt.
   (Lit.: Chickasaw you are, if that, Chickasaw you speak should.)

   If you are Chickasaw, you should speak Chickasaw.

Synonym suffixes

• -a'na'n (should)