hashiꞌ ninak

Chickasaw

Etymology

From hashiꞌ (“sun/moon/month”) ‎ ninak (“moon/night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ʃiʔ ni.nak/

Noun

hashiꞌ ninak (alienable)

1. Alternative form of hashiꞌ ninak a̠aꞌ (“moon”)

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")	a̠hashiꞌ ninak a̠-hashiꞌ ninak	po̠hashiꞌ ninak po̠-hashiꞌ ninak	hapo̠hashiꞌ ninak hapo̠-hashiꞌ ninak
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠hashiꞌ ninak chi̠-hashiꞌ ninak	hachi̠hashiꞌ ninak hachi̠-hashiꞌ ninak
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠hashiꞌ ninak i̠-hashiꞌ ninak