shokha' nipi' shila'
Chickasaw
Etymology
From shokha' (“hog/pig”) + nipi' (“meat”) + shila (“to be(come) dry”) + -' (nominalizing verb suffix)
Noun
shokha' nipi' shila' (alienable)
- bacon
- salt pork
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠shokha' nipi' shila' a̠-shokha' nipi' shila' | po̠shokha' nipi' shila' po̠-shokha' nipi' shila' | hapo̠shokha' nipi' shila' hapo̠-shokha' nipi' shila' |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠shokha' nipi' shila' chi̠-shokha' nipi' shila' | hachi̠shokha' nipi' shila' hachi̠-shokha' nipi' shila' | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠shokha' nipi' shila' i̠-shokha' nipi' shila' | ||