aka̱koshi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• akank ushi, akankushi (traditional)
• akaⁿk ushi (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

From aka̱ka +‎ -oshi. Cognate with Chickasaw akankoshi', Alabama akaakochòosi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akãːkoʃí(ʔ)/
• Transcription: aka̱koshi'

Noun

aka̱koshi (alienable)

1. egg
2. chick

Declension

Modern Spelling

	absolute	nominative	accusative	oblique
neutral	aka̱koshi	aka̱koshiyat	aka̱koshiya̱	aka̱koshiyak
contrastive	aka̱koshiyakō	aka̱koshiyakōsh	aka̱koshiyako̱	aka̱koshiyakakō
		aka̱koshiyato	aka̱koshiyano
focus	aka̱koshiyō			aka̱koshiyakō
		aka̱koshiyōsh	aka̱koshiyo̱
					Possession
class III agreement		singular	paucal	plural
first-person	("my, our")	amaka̱koshi	pimaka̱koshi	hapimaka̱koshi
second-person	("thy, your")	chimaka̱koshi	hachimaka̱koshi
third-person	("his, her, its, their")	imaka̱koshi
Suffixes
-ma "that, there"	-pa "this, here"	-kia "also, too"	-ba "only"	-ōk "but"
aka̱koshima	aka̱koshipa	aka̱koshi(yak)kia	aka̱koshiba	aka̱koshiyōk

Derived terms

• aka̱koshi lakna (“egg yolk”)
• aka̱koshi holba (“oval”)