awa-ontochchí'na
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- awa ontochchí'na
Etymology
Ellipsis of pokkó'li awa ontochchí'na. From pokkó'li (“ten”) + awa (“and”, used only in forming numbers) + ontochchí'na (“eight”)
Numeral
awa-ontochchí'na
- eighteen
Verb
awa-ontochchí'na (stative)
- to be eighteen in number
Inflection
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
| Verbs starting in a- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | asawa-ontochchí'na asa-wa-ontochchí'na | apowa-ontochchí'na apo-wa-ontochchí'na | apowa-ontochchí'na apo-wa-ontochchí'na |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | achiwa-ontochchí'na achi-wa-ontochchí'na | achiwa-ontochchí'na achi-wa-ontochchí'na | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | awa-ontochchí'na | (hoo)awa-ontochchí'na (hoo-)awa-ontochchí'na | |
Synonyms
- pokkó'li awa ontochchí'na
Related terms
- awa-chaffa
- awa-toklo
- awa-tochchí'na
- awa-oshta
- awa-talhlhá'pi
- awa-hanná'li
- awa-ontoklo
- awa-ontochchí'na
- awa-chakká'li