ik-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ik"

Chickasaw

Prefix

ik- (class N third-person)

1. a prefix expressing negation
2. the 3rd-person subject of a hortative verb

   let him/her/it/them...

   Chipotaat ikanompoli'!

   Let the child talk!

3. the subject of a negative active verb

   he/she/it doesn't, they don't...

   Chihollo.

   He/She/It loves you. They love you.

   Ikchihollo.

   He/She/It doesn't love you. They don't love you.

   Hilha.

   She is dancing.

   Ikhi'lho.

   She isn't dancing.

4. used as part of the negation of stative verbs

   he/she/it isn't, they aren't...

   Chichokma.

   You are good.

   Ikchichokmo.

   You are not good.

Choctaw

Prefix

ik- (class N third-person)

1. the subject of a hortative verb

   let him, let her, let it, let them

2. the subject of a negative active transitive verb

   he doesn't, she doesn't, it doesn't, they don't

3. the subject of a negative active intransitive verb

   he doesn't, she doesn't, it doesn't, they don't

4. used as part of the negation of stative intransitive verbs

   Sahohchafoh

   I'm hungry

   Iksahohchafoh

   I'm not hungry

5. used to negate adjectives

   sokko (“thick”) → iksokko (“thin”)

Inflection

Choctaw 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-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-