hachi-

Choctaw

Etymology 1

From chi- plus some obsolete plural personal prefix, compare Apalachee hasnu (“we”), Koasati hasnu (“you”, plural)

Alternative forms
  • hʋchi (traditional)

Prefix

hachi- (class II second-person plural)

  1. the direct object of an active transitive verb
    you (all)
  2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb
    you (all), ye
  3. indicates possession of a noun
    your, y'all's

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Etymology 2

From hachi- +‎ i-

Alternative forms
  • hʋchi (traditional)

Prefix

hachi- (before vowels hachim-, class III second-person plural)

  1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb
    to you (all), for you (all)
  2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb
    you (all). ye
  3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy
    you (all)
  4. indicates possession of a noun
    your. y'all's

Inflection
person markers class I class II class III class N imperative
+s+C+V+C/i+a/o+C+V+C+V+C+V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa--sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi- hachim- hachik- ho-oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i- im- ik-
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