folosh

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Alabama folo (“shell”), Koasati folo, Creek folahpv (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.loʃ/

Noun

folosh (alienable)

1. spoon

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	a̠folosh a̠-folosh	po̠folosh po̠-folosh	hapo̠folosh hapo̠-folosh
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠folosh chi̠-folosh	hachi̠folosh hachi̠-folosh
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠folosh i̠-folosh

Derived terms

• folosh chintoꞌ
• folosh falaaꞌ
• folosh ishtimpaꞌ
• folosh naaishtapiisaꞌ
• folosh-ataꞌ
• folosh-oshiꞌ
• ittiꞌ folosh