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