chaahánchi
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Chickasaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
N-grade of chaahachi (“to make tall”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
chaahánchi
- (active voice, transitive) to make taller (over a period of time)
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to increase, to make higher (over a period of time) (of numerical values and measurements)
Inflection[edit]
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | chaahánchili chaahánchi-li |
iichaahánchi / iliichaahánchi / liichaahánchi ii-chaahánchi / ilii-chaahánchi / lii-chaahánchi |
iloochaahánchi iloo-chaahánchi |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishchaahánchi ish-chaahánchi |
hashchaahánchi hash-chaahánchi | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | chaahánchi | (hoo)chaahánchi (hoo-)chaahánchi | |